Laws may vary by state but I know farmers in michigan that have been reimbursed for crop damage due to pipeline work, powerline work etc. May be a goodwill thing and not required. I'd ask at your local grain elevator. They could also provide reasonable value information. On Jul 1, 2015 2:48 PM, "Adam Moffett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> We're marking pole locations and some of them are in agricultural areas. > I will feel like a vandal when I whack down some corn to make a spot for my > stake. Aside from my feelings, am I going to run into any other problems? > Can the farmer come after me for the $10 worth of crop I killed? What > about lost revenue from the space in his field that becomes unusable > because of the pole? > > I also had a homeowner complain about a pole we were marking because it > would ruin his view. He was nice about it, and it so happened that moving > the spot to the corner of the property didn't hurt us any, so we > accommodated him....if I chose to stick to my first spot, he has no > recourse as long as I'm still in the ROW, right? My only liability for > being a jerk about it would be that I have to feel like a jerk, right? > >
