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Federal budget features expanded capital gains tax, funding for biofuels, and commitment to look at farm equipment interoperability

Real Agriculture

The federal budget introduced by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday featured changes to how capital gains are taxed, as well as federal funding to develop biofuel production and artificial intelligence, and a commitment to hold consultations on rules regarding interoperability between different brands of farm equipment.

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Precision Ag News 3/20

Agwired

Department of Agricultures Office of Energy and Environmental Policy regarding the interim rule on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks. market entry, regulatory and financing systems, and customer perspectives. The Renewable Fuels Association submitted formal comments to the U.S.

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Sustainability: Three Key Takeaways from the 2022 USDA Ag Census

DTN

With easier program enrollment, greater transparency in benefits, additional financing options and better yield outcomes and profitability, the path to 30 million acres begins to look achievable. One of the positive side-effects of the tracking and reporting for biofuel incentive programs is richer and validated sustainability data.

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FAPRI outlook shows downward shifts in farm income, commodity prices

Todays Farmer Magazine

Still, there’s no question farm finances are much tighter than they were just two years ago.” FAPRI’s annual outlook provides projections for agricultural and biofuel markets and serves as a point of reference for food and farm policy. per bushel in 2022-23 fall to a projected $4.39 per bushel in 2024-25, soybeans fall from $14.20

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FAPRI forecasts falling prices for producers

Todays Farmer Magazine

The outlook summarizes baseline projections for agricultural and biofuel markets using information available in January 2023. Agricultural Market Outlook from the Food & Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri. Based on forecasts by S&P Global analytics firm, U.S.

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Precision Ag News 8/23

Agwired

The six-week virtual program is hosted and coordinated by America’s Cultivation Corridor , providing participants a unique experience featuring mentorship, interaction with Iowa’s agricultural leaders and an online curriculum that included regulatory and financing systems, and customer perspectives.

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Chiquita Found Guilty of Murder Abroad, Other US Food Companies May Be Next

Civil Eats

headquartered agribusiness liable for financing murders carried out by the right-wing parliamentary group Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC) between 1997 and 2004. Read More: How Corn Ethanol for Biofuel Fed Climate Change The post Chiquita Found Guilty of Murder Abroad, Other US Food Companies May Be Next appeared first on Civil Eats.

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