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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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December 2018 Knowledge Exchange Partner

December 01, 2018

As we approach the tax-planning season, there are major tax changes that will require proactive planning with your tax professional. While the tax law changes may seem overwhelming, it is more important than ever to spend time optimizing tax strategies to reduce your tax liability. This first article reviews some of the important tax planning strategies to consider. Our second article summarizes the 2018 year in the dairy, timber, cash field, livestock, fruit, greenhouse and nursery, fishing, and vegetable sectors.

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Tags: ag outlook, ag revenue, aquatic, consulting, cash field, dairy, economy, fruit & vegetables, fruit production, greenhouse business, labor, livestock, lumber, milk, nursery, production, tax planning, tax reform, taxes, timber, risk management, weather
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Nov

November 2018 Knowledge Exchange Partner

November 01, 2018

Since the North American Free Trade Agreement was enacted in 1994, U.S. agricultural exports to both Mexico and Canada have roughly tripled in volume. Therefore, scrapping this agreement would be highly disruptive. This article focuses on the new deal, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, its comparison to NAFTA and how it may impact dairy and other industries crucial to Northeast agriculture. Other articles in this issue take a look at the changes to sexual harassment laws in New York and the heightened sick leave requirements for New Jersey employers.

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Tags: ag outlook, economy, labor, payroll, regulations
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Oct

October 2018 Knowledge Exchange Partner

October 03, 2018

Since their peak in 2014, milk prices have fallen by more than 30 percent. In response to this challenging environment, our first article in this month’s Knowledge Exchange Partner looks at the USDA Risk Management Agency’s new crop insurance option, Dairy Revenue Protection, that offers protection against an unexpected decline in milk revenue. The second article introduces our Ag Tech series, a four-article series that looks at a few up-and-coming agricultural technologies and what their adoption could mean for the future of agriculture.

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Tags: ag outlook, dairy expenses, dairy revenue, dairy, dairy benchmarking, economy, environmental regulation, risk management, technology, vegetable production
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Sep

September 2018 Knowledge Exchange Partner

September 07, 2018

Whether you own one truck or many, farming, fishing and forest product businesses need to be aware of, and comply with, a myriad of trucking regulations. In this month’s Knowledge Exchange Partner, Clay Eppard of Fleet Safety Services provides information on trucking regulations, including Hours of Service (HOS) and Electronic Logging Devices (ELD). We also take a look at the first details of the trade aid package – released by Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue – which aims to aid U.S. farmers and ranchers negatively affected by retaliatory trade actions imposed upon their products by foreign nations.

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Tags: administration, business management, communication, consulting, economy, export, legislation, regulations, trade, transportation, usda

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