Rachel Laudan
OCTOBER 31, 2021
A couple of years ago we bought a house with a kitchen that checks all the fashionable American home kitchen boxes. It’s open to the living room and dining room.… The post Grumpy Old Lady Dumps on Her American Kitchen appeared first on Rachel Laudan.
The Lunatic Farmer
OCTOBER 29, 2021
GMWatch published a story today about a $500,000 U.S. National Science Foundation grant to the University of California, Riverside to figure out how to get covid vaccines into lettuce and spinach as a new mechanism for inoculating humans. When I read this, my first reaction was "are you serious?" Well, it is serious. Truth is, indeed, stranger than fiction.
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Agribusiness Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2021
We may get more clarity on new tax proposals this week. However, we know that this is in a great deal of flux and any assumptions right now are likely to change. One item that seems to be getting more play is due to Senator Sinema’s refusal to allow an increase in the top corporate tax rate and individual tax rates is applying the net investment income tax (NIIT) to lower amounts of earned income.
Caff
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Applications for the USDA’s CFAP-2 ( Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2.0 ) closed last week on October 12th. CFAP-2 was the second round of federal funding for farmers who faced losses during the pandemic. A departure from the first iteration that focused on large-scale farmers, CFAP-2 targeted small and underserved producers through partnerships with more localized organizations to provide direct outreach and assistance.
Sustainable Harvest International
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Agricultural workers are notoriously undervalued, but none more so than women. Women face structural obstacles to accessing extension services, land, and political power. In fact, women represent a mere 20% of landholders worldwide and rural women are paid up to 40% less than their male counterparts. They are disproportionately responsible for unpaid domestic work and are more likely to experience food insecurity than men, a divide that has only been exacerbated by climate change and the global
Farming Secrets
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Everything You Need To Know with Dr. Mary Cole Most people are unaware of the importance of soil microbiology to plant growth. Soil microbes play a vital role in plant nutrition, disease resistance, and drought tolerance. There is a growing need in the agriculture and food fields to understand soil microbes and their role in […] The post An Insightful Understanding of Our Soils appeared first on Farming Secrets.
Rachel Laudan
OCTOBER 13, 2021
When I moved to Mexico in the mid 1990s, I took a series of cooking classes from a very charming and knowledgeable Mexican woman. She started each class by passing… The post A Small Cautionary Tale about Cookbooks and Authenticity appeared first on Rachel Laudan.
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Agribusiness Blog
OCTOBER 20, 2021
Every October, cooperatives all over the world celebrate co-op month. This year’s theme, Build Back for Impact , celebrates how people in cooperatives work together to build more just, resilient, and inclusive communities. As we work to build back an economy that works for everyone, embracing the values and principles that make us who we are can result in tremendous impact.
Caff
OCTOBER 18, 2021
(Español abajo) Looking for a way to cover costs — particularly those driven by market changes — incurred during the pandemic? The new Pandemic Response and Safety (PRS) Grant Program may be a good fit for you. The U.S. Department of Agriculture designed PRS to cover a very wide range of new market and health safety costs for farmers and local food systems that haven’t been covered by previous federal aid; new costs associated with farmers markets and CSAs may be a good fit.
Agribusiness Blog
OCTOBER 17, 2021
The current Congress is mulling making major changes to grantor trust rules. These changes would likely make future grantor trusts have little or no estate or gift tax value. But most everyone assumes that current grantor trusts that have been created will be safe from any changes. This is likely true for non-operating assets such as stocks, bonds, and perhaps real estate.
Agribusiness Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Most farmers are aware that there is an employee retention credit (ERC) that allows a payroll tax credit of up to $7,000 per employee for each quarter that the employer qualifies for. This credit had been extended to December 31, 2021. However, the Infrastructure Bill passed by the Senate and stuck in the House has a provision that eliminates this credit as of September 30, 2021.
Agribusiness Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2021
A substantial portion of wheat farmers, especially spring wheat growers and soft-white winter wheat growers in the Pacific Northwest will receive crop insurance proceeds this year. Most farmers understand that crop insurance proceeds related to “damage” can be deferred to the following year if they normally sell more than 50% of their crops in the year after harvest.
Caff
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Are you looking to broaden your e-commerce audience beyond visitors to your website? Consider this: In 2021, 130 million Instagram accounts tap on a shopping post to learn more about products every month ( source ). Instagram is no doubt stepping into e-commerce with the upward trend of online shopping. Retail e-commerce sales were about 18% of all retail sales worldwide in 2020, and that is predicted to increase to nearly 22% by 2024.
Caff
OCTOBER 7, 2021
There is a saying, “If you don’t have a website you don’t exist!” As of January 2021, it is reported tha t there are 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide. As a small farm, food hub or farmers market, this is reason enough to take control of your online presence and give prospective customers an easy place to find you on the World Wide Web. Fortunately, building a website has never been e asier!
Caff
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Email marketing is perhaps the single most important tool that farmers and local food businesses have for connecting with customers and growing sales. This resource summarizes the pros and cons of 10 different email service providers (ESP) with the goal of giving business owners a clear starting point for picking the right one. There are hundreds of options available and many e-commerce platforms (e.g.
Agribusiness Blog
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Livestock producers that need to liquidate excess livestock due to drought normally have at least two years to reinvest their proceeds from excess sales into other similar livestock. However, if the county the ranch is located in or any contiguous county is considered to still be in drought, then this period is automatically extended for another year.
Caff
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Notes from the October 5th, 2021 Farmer Forum, CAFF’s listening session with farmers, digging into topics of most concern to local agriculture, obstacles faced by family farmers, and guidance for CAFF’s future advocacy. The post North Bay Farmer Forum 2021: Notes appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.
Caff
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Prepared for local leaders and policymakers, this 2-page document highlights the potential of “food belts” and urban agriculture in Sonoma County (and beyond), and provides recommendations for policy reform to help it flourish. The post Sonoma County VIP Tour 2021 appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.
Caff
OCTOBER 6, 2021
This guide provides charts that give a side-by-side comparison of the similarities and differences between the requirements of the National Organic Program, Food Safety Modernization Act, and 3rd Party Food Safety Audits. For example, if you’re wondering what each program requires you to do for soil amendments on your farm you can turn to the soil amendment page and see.
Caff
OCTOBER 7, 2021
A 7 minute video going over the basics of Instagram for your farm business. The post Instagram Basics in 7 minutes! appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.
Agribusiness Blog
OCTOBER 19, 2021
The Biden Administration along with certain members of Congress have proposed requiring banks to report aggregate inflows (and possibly outflows) into bank accounts that exceed $600. These proposals have gotten major pushback from community banks and others. It now appears that the threshold will be set at $10,000 and will exempt certain types of transactions such as mortgage payments and payroll deposits.
Agribusiness Blog
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Authored by Miryam Wisnicki , Melissa Labant , and Chris Hesse After a week of backdoor negotiations between President Biden and key Democrat holdouts Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, the White House and progressive Democrats appear prepared to compromise on some significant priorities in order to cobble together a social spending package that can pass Congress.
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