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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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August 2019 Knowledge Exchange Partner

August 07, 2019

Earlier this year, the USDA announced a $16 billion package aimed at mitigating the negative market effects of reduced U.S. agricultural exports. In our first article, Chris Laughton, Director of Knowledge Exchange, gives an overview of the three main components: the Market Facilitation Program, the Food Purchase and Distribution Program, and the Agricultural Trade Promotion Program. Our second article releases our updated Industry Snapshots which provide the latest business and market intelligence from our industry experts.

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Tags: ag outlook, ag revenue, business management, economy, regulations, risk management, trade
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July 2019 Knowledge Exchange Partner

July 01, 2019

The new Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program is essentially a “next generation” of the previous Margin Protection Program. Numerous changes were made to create the DMC, with the resulting program more favorable for dairy producers. Learn more about this new risk management option. This issue’s second article highlights a relatively new section in Farm Credit East’s Today's Harvest blog: Tax Talks. In this series, Farm Credit East Senior Tax Consultant Dario Arezzo shares monthly insights on a variety of tax topics.

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Tags: ag outlook, crop growers, crop insurance, dairy expenses, dairy revenue, dairy, insurance, risk management, tax planning, taxes
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Jun

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

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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