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Crop Insurance

Boosting Dairy Farm Resilience: How the DRP Program Helps Manage Revenue Risks

Megan Clancy

The dairy industry is inherently unpredictable, with market fluctuations, weather conditions, and production variables all contributing to an unstable income landscape for dairy farmers. Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) is a valuable tool to mitigate these risks and provide a more stable financial footing.

December 17, 2024

Cow milking facility and mechanized milking equipment

Latest Tax Talk

BOI Update
Tax Talks
Important Beneficial Ownership Information Update: Reporting Voluntary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas recently ruled on the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland placing an injunction, that applies nationwide, on the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This means that the federal government will be prohibited from enforcing the CTA and, for the time being, BOI reporting is voluntary.

December 10, 2024

Today's Harvest Blog

Ag Economy
2022 Dairy Outlook
In today's blog, Christopher Wolf, PhD, Cornell University, gives a recap on the dairy industry in 2021, as well as an outlook for 2022. This paper, along with more highlighting other industry outlooks in the Northeast, can be found in Northeast Agriculture: 2022 Insights & Perspectives

March 15, 2022

Agronomist with tablet in field of green row crops.
Business Tips and Tools
The Ability to Change -That's the Secret Sauce

Originally published in Hoard's Dairyman, this article by Roger Murray, Farm Credit East Chief Marketplace Officer, examines the characteristics and process of operating a business with a sustainable competitive advantage.

March 08, 2022

Farm Credit
Educating Youth in Agriculture While Expanding Food Access
Today's blog highlights the Boston, Massachusetts organization The Food Project, and wraps up our four part Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) series. The Food Project's mission is to create a thoughtful and productive community of youth and adults who work together to build a more just and sustainable food system.

March 01, 2022

Tax Talks
New York State Labor Credit Proposals
Labor costs remain a concern for agricultural producers in New York State. In today's Tax Talks, Senior Tax Consultant, Dario Arezzo outlines three tax credit proposals that may provide some relief from the high cost of labor. Two of them are existing credits that could be enhanced, while the other would be a new credit.

February 24, 2022

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