House Ag Committee Chair Raises Concerns About Biden's Proposed Tax Changes
| | | | | | | | | | | House Ag Committee Chair Raises Concerns About Biden's Proposed Tax Changes | | | | While David Scott (D-GA), chairman of the House Ag Committee, supports Biden's proposed infrastructure plans, he has concerns about the tax changes in the administration's American Families Plan. The proposed plan wants to change the way capital gains taxes are paid and even eliminate the step-up in basis for some. Ag groups are raising concerns about what the changes could mean for farmers and ranchers as well. | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | What’s Up With The Ag Job Outlook? | | | | Farmers, how are you filling jobs around the farm? Farm employees, what’s the job market look like from your point of view? Sound off in this quick, three-question survey. | | | | | | |
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| | | | One Week After JBS Cyberattack, U.S. Feds Recover Ransom Paid By Colonial Pipeline Via Blockchain According to news first reported by CNN, U.S. investigators successfully seized $2.3 million of the cryptocurrency that Colonial Pipeline paid hackers last month to end a ransomware attack on its systems. Read More |
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| | | | | | Ferrie: Stop Yield Loss from the Carbon Penalty and Ugly Corn Syndrome Trucks and cars aren’t the only things that stall out at times. Corn and soybeans can, too. This past week, a number of farmers told Ken Ferrie their crops are emerged but growth is slow going. He says two things are contributing to the problem this season in corn – the carbon penalty and ugly corn syndrome. Read More |
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| | | | | | Corn Crop Condition Ratings Fall 4 Points, North Dakota in Worst Shape As corn planting is complete in many areas, the focus is shifting to crop conditions. USDA's latest weekly report shows the corn crop could be deteriorating — 72% of the corn crop is rated good to excellent, which is a 4 percentage point drop from last week. This week's rating is also 3 points behind last year. Read More |
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| | | | $4 or $8 Corn? $10 or $20 Beans? It All Depends On Weather And Export Demand Dry weather concerns in the Dakotas and possible ridging in the western Corn Belt has pushed risk premium into the markets. December corn closed at $5.91, up 91¢ in six trading days. That leaves the market 50¢ below the highs from a month ago. November beans also rebounded $1.10 in the last six days and are only 30¢ from its high a month ago. Read More |
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| | | | | | Some Positive Changes in the Drought Monitor There's some positive changes in the Drought Monitor, but will there be more rain this week to help out the situation further? Mike Hoffman shares the complete forecast. Read More |
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| | | | Join Us Today for Farm Journal Field Days Cattle Quality and Premiums, from Handling to Market Don't miss this FREE two-day, online event and discover essential insights on mixing and feeding, disease management, traceability and how to gain better value for production. Register now! Read More |
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