…Congress on issues such as the farm bill, tax reform and a trade agenda focused on reducing barriers and expanding exports. “America’s farmers and ranchers are working overtime to ensure…
CCGGA Opposes Air Resources Board Freight Facility Survey for 2017
…facilities that they have identified thus far based off of tax assessor document along with aerial imaging identifying loading docks/bays. CCGGA will be following up with detailed comments and continued…
Biodiesel Industry Urges Extension of Tax Incentive
Policy stability critical to growth of Advanced Biofuels The National Biodiesel Board sent a letter to House and Senate tax committee leaders urging extension of the biodiesel tax incentive before…
Estate Tax Proposed Changes Would Lose Court Battles
A Kansas Farm Bureau representative and agriculture law professor says proposed changes to the estate tax would likely be struck down if finalized and litigation followed. Roger McEowen (Mc-Allen) predicts…
Succession Plans can Assure Farms Stay in the Family
…and taxes.” That’s especially true, he said, if dividing the estate could lead to conflict. “Saving taxes is one thing,” said Guth, who has developed estate plans for 44 years,…
Agri View: Corporate or Family Farm
…farm. Now, many smaller family farms are organized as corporations for tax and regulation purposes. Among our working population the word ‘corporate’ has become a bad word. Simply stated, a…
Banking Group Supports Bill Offering Tax Relief for Rural Lending
The Independent Community Bankers of America last week endorsed legislation that the organization says would provide tax relief for farmers. The group says the Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America…
NCBA Joins Calls for Withdrawal of Proposed Estate Tax Regulations
…tax, and in some cases, are put out of business. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Proposed Estate Tax Regulations Threaten Family…
Arkansas Representative Introduces Tax Deferred Savings Bill for Farmers
…farmers the option of investing. To encourage initial investment, farmers would be eligible to write-off FRAME Account contributions on their tax bill. Contributions would be tax deductible up to $50,000…
Congress Back in Session This Week
…farm income is forcing the need to reassess Farm Bill programs sooner rather than later. Senators say however, those discussions seem much more likely next spring. Energy and tax incentive…
Agrium in Merger Talks with Potash Corp.
…what we currently anticipate; governmental and regulatory requirements and actions by governmental authorities, including changes in government policy, government ownership requirements, changes in environmental, tax and other laws or regulations…
Making it Easier to Donate Excess Food
…to donate food to the needy and get a tax credit in return. The state has extended a tax incentive for farmers who donate food to food banks, and made…
Ag Looking for Tax Certainty from Candidates
…to the Estate Tax. Ag Looking for Tax Certainty from Candidates Agriculture is looking for tax certainty from whoever wins the White House. American Farm Bureau Federation tax adviser Pat…
The People’s Department: A New Era for Civil Rights at USDA
…farmers who faced discrimination by USDA in past decades, in addition to extensive programmatic relief and $80 million in debt forgiveness and tax relief to make sure claimants could continue…