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Crop Insurance

The Importance of Production Records when Insuring your Apple Crop

Crop Growers Crop Insurance

With harvest upon us, apple bins are being filled and moved into storage. While this is a busy time of year for growers, it’s important to ensure you are proactively keeping track of production. We all have different ways to capture production information — whether it be a software with bin tags, hard copy logs from each trucker or sales records. The most important thing is the record keeping is done accurately.  

September 15, 2025

Ripe juicy red apples in a container. Production facilities of large warehouse - grading, packing and storage of crops.

Latest Tax Talk

Two farmers walking in a crop field at sunset while looking at a tablet.
Tax Talks
Choice of Entity Structure for your Farm Business

When starting a new business, there are many challenges and considerations. While entity selection and structure may not be at the forefront for an entrepreneur, making an informed decision early can allow the focus to remain on the business operations and enable a smooth initial tax filing. Let’s examine some key structural considerations and tax implications. 

August 29, 2025

Today's Harvest Blog

Tag: commercial fishing 
Agricultural crop field
Business Tips and Tools
Celebrating Northeast Agriculture

This year’s National Ag Day is Tuesday, March 18. And this year, we celebrate the important role Northeast agriculture, commercial fishing and forest products plays in our everyday lives. 

March 18, 2025

Pier 3 on the New Bedford, MA waterfront, large commercial fishing vessels in the foreground, New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park district and downtown in the background
Ag Economy
Scallops: The hidden driver of New England’s Fisheries Value

For our 2023 aquatic and commercial fishing outlook, John Sackton, Seafood.com News founder and seafood markets specialist, gives a recap and comparative analysis of the shellfish species contributing to New England Fishery values.  

March 09, 2023

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