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Farm Credit East's monthly Knowledge Exchange Partner provides insights, trends, ag market outlooks and other topical information as it relates to the Northeast's diverse agricultural industries.

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June 2019 Knowledge Exchange Partner

June 05, 2019

Farm Credit East’s May 2019 Milk Marketing Update report presents two different perspectives from the field of milk marketing: Dr. Mark Stephenson, Director of Dairy Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin, and Lucas Fuess, Director of Dairy Market Intelligence at HighGround Dairy. This report examines the production, movement, processing and marketing of milk and dairy products across the United States and specifically in the Northeast. Our second article highlights Farm Credit East’s Northeast Production Cost Index. While revenues have been largely stagnant, Chris Laughton, Director of Knowledge Exchange, notes it has been getting increasingly more expensive to produce farm products.

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Tags: ag outlook, dairy expenses, dairy revenue, dairy, dairy benchmarking, economy, produce management, production, productivity, usda, variable costs
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May 2019 Knowledge Exchange Partner

May 01, 2019

Receipt of a No-Match letter does not, by itself, constitute constructive knowledge that a named employee is not authorized to work, or is undocumented. At the same time, however, an employer must take immediate steps to remedy the discrepancy. In this month’s Knowledge Exchange Partner, key action items are outlined to help prepare employers for receipt of a letter and proper follow-up. The second article breaks down the newly released Census of Agriculture data to provide both a national summary and key takeaways specific to Northeast farms.

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Tags: ag outlook, communication, dairy, employee management, labor
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April 2019 Knowledge Exchange Partner

April 01, 2019

With some of the most productive farms in the world, and 95 percent of the world’s consumers outside our borders, it’s no surprise that the United States is the world’s largest agricultural exporter, with more than 20 percent of total U.S. agricultural products exported. This month’s Knowledge Exchange Partner provides an update on the U.S. trade situation and how current trade agreements and tariffs are affecting Northeast farmers. Additionally, this issue offers a guide to farm business succession planning and the steps producers need to take to make it work.

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Tags: GenerationNext, consulting, estate planning, export, farm succession, generational transfer, succession planning, trade
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March 2019 Knowledge Exchange Partner

March 01, 2019

Besides nutrition programs – which make up roughly 80 percent of farm bill spending – what’s inside the farm bill for farmers, ranchers and producers? Overall, the 2018 Farm Bill did not make major changes to ag programs, but we review some title-by-title highlights of the legislation in this month’s Knowledge Exchange Partner. The second article provides Dr. Charlie Hall’s insights on what matters most to producers in the green industry. This report looks at real GDP, the housing market, interest rates, the Consumer Price Index and a myriad of other factors to predict the green industry picture for 2019.

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Tags: ag outlook, dairy revenue, dairy, economy, Farm Bill, greenhouse business, greenhouse planning, trade, U.S. House Ag Committee, US Senate Ag Committee

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