…Healthy Forest Restoration Act inclusion of Fire and Fuel Breaks 20-year Stewardship contracts Cottonwood Reform Fire Hazard Mapping Initiative Fuels Management for Protection of Electric Transmission Lines Good Neighbor Authority…
Broadband Investment and Section 199A Tax Code Fix in Omnibus Applauded by Perdue
…Forest Service will also receive a total of $449 million in appropriations for the rehabilitation of its infrastructure, such as roads, bridges and dams. Section 199A Tax Code: U.S. Secretary…
President Trump Signs Omnibus
…Bill March 23, 2018 Screenshot/YouTube The omnibus amends the cooperative tax deduction (Section 199A) to restore balance to commodity markets and re-establish fairness between cooperative and non-cooperative farmers. It also…
NBB Disappointed with No New Biodiesel Tax Credit
The omnibus appropriations bill that’s already won approval in the House of Representatives doesn’t reinstitute the biodiesel tax credit. Kurt Kovarik, National Biodiesel Board VP of Federal Affairs, says his…
Farmers for Free Trade: Tariffs Make American Farmers a Target
…American farmers could face an immediate tax. Other reports from China have said that American pork and sorghum exports could also be in the bullseye. “Nobody wins in a trade…
Appropriations Bill Agreed Upon by Congress, Contains Section 199A “Fix”
…to Section 199A of the tax law that currently gives farmers an incentive to sell to cooperatives rather than privately owned companies. The National Grain and Feed Association was happy…
Perdue Comments Regarding Omnibus Spending Bill
…of our priorities at USDA. Fixing the so-called ‘grain glitch’ 199A problem is simply an issue of fairness. We should not be picking winners and losers through the federal tax…
NCBA Encouraged by “Positive Developments” in Omnibus Spending Bill
…refinements to the tax code that address the 199A issue. NCBA and our affiliates have been working closely with Congress to ensure the spending bill addresses issues of concern for…
NFU Concerned About Harmful Modifications to Section 199A
…was included in last year’s tax overhaul, as a means of leveling the playing field between ag cooperatives and corporations who received a sizeable tax break in the legislation. The…
California Agriculture Day Celebration at the State Capitol
…and for us to continue to have sustainable businesses we have to continue to roll with the punches, whatever they may be,” said Herman. The 2018 California Agriculture Day coincides…
House Democrats Want to Review Farm Bill Draft
…Roll Call reports Peterson is heeding the request, and says the move “will give the members information about what is actually being proposed.” The proposed farm bill reportedly included many…
Senate Finance Committee Wants to Talk Trade, Tariffs
…“After the biggest tax rewrite in more than three decades, it is essential that the president’s trade agenda builds on the pro-growth, pro-jobs success.” Hatch says he and Trump both…
Key Farm Groups Like Co-op Tax Fix
…tax overhaul. The changes to tax law give huge tax breaks to farmers who sell their goods to cooperatives over other types of businesses. Politico says congressional leaders want the…
An Orchard Becomes a Community’s Jewel
…offered her to use an abandoned parcel of land adjacent to a public park and surrounded by homes as part of a larger public health initiative. The land was perfect…