Farm Credit East Webinars

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Past Webinars

21
Jun

New York Tax Incentives for Farm Employers: Overtime, Investment and Employee Retention

June 21, 2022

Farm Credit East, NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets, NYS Department of Taxation & Finance and Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development outlined significant tax credits that are applicable to many farmers in New York state. View the recording to find out what's new, what these tax credits cover and how to apply.

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Posted In: Business Tips and Tools
25
May

Teen Employment: What Farm Owners Need to Know

May 25, 2022

Employees under 18 years of age can make great employees. However, there are certain rules that apply when employing anyone under the age of 18. This webinar covered the rules that apply in New York, New Jersey and New England. View the recording for a comprehensive presentation from employment lawyer, Michael Harrington, of FordHarrison.

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Posted In: Business Tips and Tools

Tags: labor, ag expenses, business management, business planning
22
Feb

2022 Green Industry Economic Outlook

February 22, 2022

2021 was a remarkable year for the nursery, sod and greenhouse industries. After initial disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, customer demand for lawn and garden products surged, and sales were generally up overall for the green industry. As we enter 2022, there is optimism, but a great deal of uncertainty as well. Dr. Charlie Hall, of Texas A&M University, gave an overview of the Green Industry outlook for 2022.

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Posted In: Ag Economy

Tags: greenhouse business, greenhouse planning, greenhouse benchmarking, nursery
17
Feb

OSHA Update - Hazard Communications in a Dairy Farm Setting

February 17, 2022

Farm Credit East, the OSHA Workgroup, and the Northeast Dairy Producers Association (NEDPA) recently held a webinar regarding recent OSHA dairy farm updates. This year’s OSHA update featured topics on farm visitor safety, safety equipment and training, serious incident reporting and OSHA farm inspections, as well as hazard communications in agriculture, presented by guest speaker, Michelle Baker. Along with the overview of OSHA Hazard Communication regulations, various important reminders about other farm safety topics were discussed.

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Posted In: Business Tips and Tools

Tags: dairy, regulations
9
Feb

2022 Grain Market Outlook

February 09, 2022

Farm Credit East and speaker Zach Harding from The Andersons, Inc., recently presented a grain and oilseed outlook webinar. Zach reviewed the 2021 corn and soybean markets and shared projections for 2022 markets. Discussion included the recent January WASDE report, biofuels production and demand, current South American production and Chinese demand.

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Posted In: Ag Economy

Tags: ag outlook, crop revenue, economy, production, productivity
25
Jan

2022 Northeast Forest Products Industry Outlook

January 25, 2022

Farm Credit East recently hosted a discussion of lumber markets, pulpwood and biomass, as well as the health of the forest industry supply chain going into 2022. Eric Kingsley, a forest industry consultant with Innovative Natural Resource Solutions LLC, presented his data and perspective on the region’s forest products markets and potential impacts on the economy.

CEU Credits have been approved for: MA (1.0-Cat 1), SAF (1.0-Cat 1), CT (1.0). Other NE States applied for.

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Posted In: Ag Economy

Tags: forest management, forestry, lumber, timber