Today’s Harvest Blog

Today’s Harvest is a valued, timely resource for stories, news, tips and information relevant to Northeast agriculture and our customers.
Farm tractor in a field during the fall harvest

Latest From Today's Harvest Blog

Business Tips and Tools

It pays to have Dairy Revenue Protection

Megan Clancy

Why does it pay to have Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP)? DRP sets a quarterly price floor based on Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) futures prices to protect dairy producers against unexpected declines in milk revenue. It’s important to protect your operation — and DRP is one of the resources you can have in your toolbox to do so.  


May 22, 2023

Latest Tax Talk

Young woman working on a lap top computer standing in an agriculture field in front of a tractor. Tax Talk logo is in the lower right hand corner.
Tax Talks
New York Farmers and Refundable Investment Tax Credit

The recently enacted New York State budget makes the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) fully refundable for eligible farmers who derive more than two-thirds of their gross income from farming. This provision will be in place through 2027 and will greatly benefit eligible farmers in New York State. Today’s post provides a high-level overview of the ITC.

May 29, 2023

Today's Harvest Blog

Tag: dairy 
Black and white Holstein dairy cows at feed trough in outside barn waiting to be fed by large feed truck driving by on a sunny day.
Ag Economy
2023 Dairy Market and Policy Outlook

One of the biggest economic stories of 2022 was inflation — particularly with respect to energy, food and housing. What does 2023 look like? Christopher Wolf, PhD, Cornell University, gives a recap on the dairy industry in 2022, as well as an outlook for 2023. 

February 13, 2023

Ag Economy
Lessons from the Pandemic: Northeast Dairy Resilience

In honor of National Dairy Month, this installment in our Lessons from the Pandemic series highlights the tremendous resilience of the Northeast diary industry during the coronavirus pandemic.

June 01, 2021

Ag Economy
2021 Dairy Industry Snapshot

2020 was a tough year for many agricultural sectors, with dairy being one of the most affected. 2021 seems to offer little improvement, however there are always many factors to consider.

February 16, 2021

Meet the Authors

Connect with and discover our Today’s Harvest blog authors and their broad range of financial and northeast agricultural expertise.