…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…
USDA/NIFA Invests in Exploratory Research
…Exploratory Research Grants (ERG) program. Funding is made possible through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. The ERG program fosters the creation…
Cap on Conventional Ethanol RINs Will Reduce Biodiesel Market
…sugar, oilseeds, ethanol, biodiesel, beef, pork and poultry. Important to understand results of the analysis, the model made conservative assumptions, including an assumption that the biodiesel tax credit would be…
Roberts: Senate Farm Bill Work Scheduled Next Month
…tariffs,” saying the farm bill and tariffs “are not a separate issue” because farmers need to export. Roberts says the benefits of the recent tax bill could be negated by…
Hatch: Congress Will Act on NAFTA Withdrawal
…recent tax cuts, Kansas farmers, ranchers, and manufacturers are eager to deliver and are hoping the administration will continue to seek ways to get American products into new markets.” From…
Farm Groups Ask President Trump to Support Renewable Fuels Standard
…of Americans are benefitting from a growing economy and from your tax reforms, times are tough in rural America. The U.S. Department of Agriculture projects 2018 net farm income will…
USDA Releases 2018 Planting Estimates
…planting. During the Agricultural Outlook Forum in Arlington, Virginia, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its acreage estimates for 2018. The USDA says corn and soybean acres will be split,…
Section 199A Fix Is Coming
A DTN report says Congress may be close to replacing the Section 199A language in the new tax law that curbs the advantages of farmers who sell their products to…
Republicans Deliver Letter to Congressional Leadership Calling on Section 199A Changes
A group of Republican lawmakers Wednesday sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan calling for changes to Section 199A in the tax code….
Sonoma County Sustainability Program Close to Achieving Goal
…now four years into our commitment and we just keep making forward progress,” said President of the Sonoma County Winegrowers Karissa Kruse. The first part of the initiative is for…
Senators Urge Trump to Rejoin TPP
…bolster and sustain the economic growth America has experienced over the past year,” growth they say was facilitated by regulatory reductions and tax cuts enacted by the Trump Administration. The…