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What’s in the Infrastructure Bill and BBB Plan: Impacts for Agribusinesses

By Brian Kuehl | November 18, 2021

Agriculture, Animal Ag, Biofuels, Commodity Crops, Farm Program Services, Government & Public Affairs, News Room, Permanent Specialty Crops, Tax & Accounting

Reading Time: 2 minutes President Biden recently signed into law the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that has been stalled in Congress for several months. Below is a summary of the tax provisions included in that bill that could impact producers. Infrastructure Bill’s Takeaways for Ag Elimination of Employee Retention Credit (ERC): The infrastructure bill …

Perform These Financial Checks Now to Ease Farm Decisions for 2022

By KCoe Editorial | November 12, 2021

Agriculture, Animal Ag, Commodity Crops, Permanent Specialty Crops, Tax & Accounting

Reading Time: 2 minutes With the fourth quarter of 2021 already in progress and harvest season behind us, now is a great time to perform an overall financial check-up for your business. “We recommend that farm operations do this annually,” says principal Brad Palen of KCoe Isom. “Not only does it provide you with …

Single Platform, Powerful Data Solution for Farmers Emerges from Semios’ Acquisition of Agworld

By KCoe Editorial | August 30, 2021

Agriculture, Commodity Crops, News Room, Permanent Specialty Crops

Reading Time: 2 minutes August 30, 2021 – KCoe Isom and Pinion Advisory are excited to announce that data farm management partner, Agworld, has been acquired by the leading precision farming platform for crop growers, Semios. The recent acquisition marks the formation of one of the largest independent AgTech solutions providers in the world, …

Transportation and Shipping Issues Brought to Light for U.S. Ag Producers

By KCoe Editorial | April 23, 2021

AgKnowledge, Agriculture, Commodity Crops, Consulting, Permanent Specialty Crops

Reading Time: 2 minutes Earlier this week, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) held a meeting with representatives of U.S. agricultural products (livestock, grains, specialty crop, and dairy industries) and leadership from the United States Department of Transportation (DoT) to discuss concerns over transportation and shipping issues. According to the Secretary of Agriculture …

USDA Extends Application Deadline for the Quality Loss Adjustment Program

By Matthew Farrell | March 5, 2021

Agriculture, Commodity Crops, Farm Program Services, Permanent Specialty Crops

Reading Time: 2 minutes The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has released the following news bulletin: WASHINGTON, March 5, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline from March 5 to April 9 for agricultural producers to apply for the Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program because of recent winter storms and …

Estate Tax Planning: Possible Changes Ahead

By Jim Rein | February 16, 2021

AgKnowledge, Agriculture, Animal Ag, Biofuels, Commodity Crops, Community Banks, Construction and Real Estate, Distribution, Equipment Dealerships, Food And Beverage, Government & Public Affairs, Manufacturing, Next Gen, Permanent Specialty Crops, Specialty Transportation, Strategic Advisory, Tax & Accounting

Reading Time: 2 minutes No matter what the presidential outcome, there was never any question that the outlook for estate tax planning would be different in 2021. How much different was dependent upon who controlled the presidency and the Congress. With Democrats now in power on both of those fronts, the logical question now …

Ag Update: 4 Notable Items for Farms and Ranches under USDA Farm Programs

By Matthew Farrell | February 3, 2021

AgKnowledge, Agriculture, Commodity Crops, COVID-19, Farm Program Services, Permanent Specialty Crops

Reading Time: 3 minutes In an effort to provide additional support to farms and ranches due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently made changes to some of its Farm Programs. Below is a summary of notable impacts for agribusinesses. USDA Suspends Actions on Delinquent Borrowers Farm Storage Facility …

USDA Pauses Additional Assistance for CFAP1 and CFAP2, Second Stimulus (CFAP3) Funds Largely Unaffected

By Matthew Farrell | February 3, 2021

AgKnowledge, Agriculture, Animal Ag, Commodity Crops, COVID-19, Permanent Specialty Crops

Reading Time: 2 minutes A series of announcements have been made regarding CFAP funding recently. Below, K·Coe’s Farm Program Services team has summarized what you need to know about the temporary pause on CFAP assistance. Recent Turn of Events On January 15, the USDA announced additional assistance would be provided for limited producers. On …