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Bipartisan bill targets farm estate taxes

Reps. Jimmy Panetta, D- Calif., and Mike Kelly, R- Pa., have re-introduced legislation they say will help family-owned farms continue operating after a family member dies. The Preserving Family Farms Act would modify tax law, allowing farmers and ranchers to pay estate taxes based on the value of their land for agricultural use. “Outdated provisions […]

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Ag organizations partner to communicate science, combat misinformation

The Animal Agriculture Alliance (Alliance) and National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) announced this week a working partnership that seeks to maximize areas of expertise to ensure sound scientific information about animal agriculture is being communicated effectively to key audiences. As part of the working relationship, NIAA, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing programs to […]

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Industry groups defend checkoff programs

Ag trade organizations are pushing back against a proposed amendment by U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, R- Ind., to prohibit federal funding from going to commodity checkoff programs. The groups say her amendment to a 2024 appropriations bill funding USDA is “frivolous” and a waste of congressional time since checkoff programs are not funded by taxpayers. “Rep. Spartz’s […]

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Recruitment: What’s more important -qualifications or experience?

Latest listings on AgJobs Central recruitment page: Farm Manager Mixed Livestock, Canowindra – NSW (Drover Ag client) Operations Manager, Glencoe – NSW (Hancock Agriculture) Business Development and Adoption Officer (Kimberley Pilbara Cattlemens Assn) Senior Station Hand, Woolnorth – Tas (TRT Group) Rendering Operations Manager, Dandenong South – Vic (AMG) Station Manager, Allawah – Qld (Consolidated […]

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