…tax reform is to all Americans. Fixing our tax system now is crucial to creating economic opportunities for farmers, ranchers, and other family-owned businesses. This is especially important as farmers…
Health Care Reform: NFU on What’s Happening Now
…the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a step in the right direction. It installed a system of tax credits and premium subsidies that allows many farmers to maintain consistent coverage,…
Farmers and Ranchers Push for Comprehensive Tax Reform
…corporations. In addition, Farm Bureau supports replacing the current federal income tax with a fair and equitable tax system that encourages success, savings, investment, and entrepreneurship. Learn more at http://www.fb.org/issues/tax-reform/agriculture-and-tax-reform/….
Farms and Ranches Need Tax Relief Now
…the last 10 years. Nationwide, net farm income has been cut nearly in half since 2011. “Reducing effective tax rates is the most important thing that tax reform can do…
Farmland Market Trend Hard to Define
…farm incomes remain bottomed-out. Interest rate increases, small tax law changes, and world economic challenges will likely keep the pressure on farmland prices over the next year. The report says…
Secretary Perdue Hosts Inaugural Rural Prosperity Task Force Meeting
…policies that allow family farms to remain intact, including information connectivity and tax reform, while also protecting against federal takeover of state-adjudicated water rights, permitting and licensing, and other requirements…
Trump Waterways Commitment Needs Funding
…the system. The Army Corps of Engineers maintains some 12,000 miles of inland waterways. The budget proposal also leaves a diesel fuel tax that the barge industry lobbied for in…
Equipment Sales Show Ag Optimism Tied to Policy Promises
A new industry report suggests improvements in optimism in agriculture is fueled by discussions over federal tax and regulatory reform. Farm Policy Facts reports policy experts are hopeful the momentum…
Heritage Action Praises Trump’s Budget Proposals
…Trump proposal would put taxpayers first by directing their dollars toward the most effective programs. “It’s the type of document our president promised on the campaign trail,” he says, “including…
Trump Plan to Balance Budget Includes Farm Subsidy Cuts
…The budget proposal will also include Trump’s proposal to overhaul the tax code. But, with an effort of eliminating the federal deficit, many suspect tax cuts will be offset by…
Possible Key Points in the NAFTA Renegotiations
…tax-free. Government contracts are another key topic for the administration. NAFTA requires the three governments to consider suppliers from other countries when it comes to infrastructure projects. That means the…
Tax Reform Central to Improving Economy
…AFBF asked legislators to ensure that tax reform results in lower effective tax rates for small and family-owned farms and ranches as well as for corporations. The group urged lawmakers…
Western View: The Times, They are A-Changin’
…foods. Obviously, If kids aren’t eating the food, it’s ending up in the trash. The kids aren’t getting the nutrition and our tax dollars are just being wasted. These are…
Changes Needed in Farm Bill Safety Net Outlined at Senate Hearing
…and labor shortages, tax reform, child nutrition and environmental sustainability. He thanked Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow for arranging the hearing in Michigan, and for her engagement on…