Agribusiness Blog
JUNE 30, 2022
First, I apologize for messing up the date on the last blog post for the webinar we did yesterday for the North Dakota Society of CPAs. Also, our service that sends out the post usually does it early the next morning after we do a post. However, lately, it sometimes takes an extra day which the case for this post. The good news is that there is a recording of the webinar avialable.
SILT
JUNE 29, 2022
SILT hosted its annual Solstice SILTFest at the Sustainable Living Coalition in Fairfield in June. More than 75 people came to hear from speakers John Ikerd, Stuart Valentine and others and enjoy music by Steve McLain and Eric Hurlin. With the support of the Fairfield community, SILT was able to raise $10,000 to continue their mission of permanently protecting Iowa farmland to grow healthy food.
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EOS
JUNE 28, 2022
Agriculture cooperatives help members to reduce production costs and enter large markets. Learn more about the pros and cons of co-op farming.
Caff
JUNE 24, 2022
Esta hoja informativa proporciona una descripción general de lo que las granjas que necesitan estar en pleno cumplimiento con la Ley Federal de Modernización de la Seguridad Alimentaria (FSMA por sus siglas en inglés) necesitan hacer con respecto a su uso de la tierra. También se proporciona una descripción de lo que el Programa Nacional Orgánico (NOP por sus siglas en inglés) requiere con el uso de la tierra.
The Lunatic Farmer
JUNE 23, 2022
Yesterday we had a delightful Australian couple drop by the farm. They’re Queensland natives, in their 60s, sharp small business owners all their lives, and have now fled Australia for America under the immigration investment program. I had them share with our Polyface team at supper because as I listened to their story, I found it profoundly disheartening and yet heartening.
Sustainable Harvest International
JUNE 22, 2022
Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) is thrilled to announce its new partnership with the Global Evergreening Alliance , a network of leading research, technical, and development organizations united in their commitment to large-scale environmental restoration and sustainable agricultural intensification. The vision of the Global Evergreening Alliance is to restore degraded agricultural, pastoral, and forest lands globally through nature-based approaches such as evergreening and regenerative
Agribusiness Blog
JUNE 27, 2022
Please note the original post had it as of July 30. It is actually today, Wednesday June 29. Just an update. I will be doing a webinar for the North Dakota Society of CPAs on the FSA Emergency Relief Program (ERP) this Wednesday July 30 from 1 pm to 2:40 PM Central Time. Topics I will cover are as follows: A review of the FSA emergency relief program and why Farm AGI is important for our farmers.
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EOS
JUNE 27, 2022
Pasture management improves livestock efficiency and keeps the soil healthy. It includes specific practices for each season and requires careful planning.
Caff
JUNE 24, 2022
Esta hoja informativa proporciona una descripción general de lo que las granjas deben tener para un plan de inocuidad de los alimentos por escrito si necesitan estar en pleno cumplimiento con FSMA. También hay una descripción general de los requisitos del plan escrito para el Programa Nacional Orgánico (NOP). Baje las hojas informative aquí. Food-Safety-Plans_Spanish (1) The post FSMA Y NOP: Planes escritos appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.
Farm QA
JUNE 2, 2022
See how new capabilities help improve crop scouting processes, recommendation writing, satellite imagery, soil tests, record keeping, grower communications, and more.
iFarm
JUNE 1, 2022
Over the last few months, I’ve been working with a farmer on her business plan for building out an on-farm processing facility. She wants to take her heritage breed pigs and create custom, value-added charcuterie. It’s a big investment of time and money; and there’s a lot of uncertainty. As we wrapped up our work, the farmer asked me, “Do you think this will work?
Agribusiness Blog
JUNE 22, 2022
I just got off of a webinar with the North Dakota CPAs and the North Dakota FSA office dealing with the Farm Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) issues that CPAs and Attorneys have been dealing with since the program was announced a few weeks ago. I wish I could say it is all good news but it is not. We will review the good news first and then go into (in great detail) the bad news.
The Gleaning Project of South Central PA
JUNE 6, 2022
June is here to kick off Gleaning Season and the Summer time the right way! June begins Country Cooking Month This is a month that symbolizes more time with family on vacations, visiting relatives and friends and savoring some good old fashion time in the kitchen on making recipes we love! Here are some lists of recipes that will bring back the flavors and memories of the days you watched your family cook incredible meals together!
The Lunatic Farmer
JUNE 29, 2022
Smithfield Foods Inc. has just announced that in early 2023—less than a year from now—it will close its processing plant in Vernon, California (near Los Angeles). It operates 45 plants throughout the U.S., owned by umbrella company WHGroup Ltd. out of Hong Kong but really a Chinese company. Of course, the factory farmers in California supplying this plant, which employs 1,800 people, will also probably fold.
Caff
JUNE 24, 2022
Esta hoja informativa explica los registros que deben tener las fincas para estar en pleno cumplimiento con FSMA(por sus siglas en inglés) y los compara con los registros que se requieren para el programa nacional orgánico (NOP por sus siglas en inglés). Baje las hojas informative aquí. Recordkeeping_Spanish (1) The post FSMA Y NOP: Mantenimiento de registros appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.
Caff
JUNE 24, 2022
Esta hoja informativa proporciona una descripción general de las tres categorías de fincas dentro de la Ley Federal de Modernización de la Seguridad Alimentaria (FSMA por sus siglas en inglés) y relaciona esa regulación de seguridad alimentaria con los requisitos del programa orgánico nacional (NOP por sus siglas en inglés). Baje las hojas informative aquí.
Caff
JUNE 23, 2022
Esta hoja informativa explica qué deben hacer las granjas que necesitan cumplir plenamente con la Ley federal de Modernización de la Seguridad Alimentaria (FSMA por sus siglas en inglés) para cumplir con los requisitos de higiene y salud de los trabajadores. También hay una breve descripción de lo que el Programa Nacional Orgánico (NOP por sus siglas en inglés) requiere sobre este tema.
Caff
JUNE 23, 2022
Esta hoja informativa proporciona una descripción general sobre lo que las granjas que necesitan estar en pleno cumplimiento con la Ley Federal de Modernización de la Seguridad Alimentaria (FSMA) deben hacer para cumplir con los requisitos de los animales salvajes y domésticos. Adicionalmente, incluye una descripción general de los requisitos de los animales salvajes y domésticos para el Programa Nacional Orgánico (NOP por sus siglas en inglés).
Caff
JUNE 23, 2022
Esta hoja informativa proporciona una descripción general de lo que una granja debe hacer para cumplir con la Ley Federal de Modernización de la Seguridad Alimentaria (FSMA por sus siglas en inglés) con respecto al monitoreo para la contaminación de los animales. También hay una descripción general de lo que el Programa Nacional Orgánico (NOP por sus siglas en inglés) requiere con respecto al monitoreo de animales.
Agribusiness Blog
JUNE 20, 2022
We have gotten many questions regarding what is considered farm income for FSA purposes. Farm income for tax purposes is fairly straight-forward. For FSA purposes, not-so-much. This post will have a series of Q & A’s that we have gotten and our current answers. Much of this topic is still unsettled since the guidance in the FSA Handbook 6-PL is not totally clear or has not been updated for tax law changes such as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Caff
JUNE 16, 2022
With a third year of severe drought and another wildfire season already heating up, Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) is relaunching its California Family Farmer Emergency Fund for farmers in crisis. After yet another historically dry winter, farmers across California now face dire shortages, from the reduction or even elimination of surface water allocations to fast-depleting groundwater as increasing demand–mostly from overpumping by larger farms–leaves the shallowest of wells com
Caff
JUNE 16, 2022
Key Details: Location: San Francisco bay area , near Pescadero Acres in Production: 16 Main Crops: Fruit, vegetables, flowers Wildfire: CZU Complex in 2020 3rd Party Audit(s): USDA Harmonized GAP Certified Organic by National Organic Program: Yes Owners: Cristóbal, Cole, Verónica Brisa Ranch was started in 2018 by Cristóbal, Cole, Verónica – three friends that originally met at Pie Ranch in 2015.
Caff
JUNE 15, 2022
In this episode we visit Stone’s Throw Farm, an organic vegetable and flower farm located in Colfax, California. We sat down with Bryanna Eisenhut, co-owner and operator of Stone’s Throw, to learn about her path to farming full-time and what it’s like to farm in the foothills of the Sierra’s. Bryanna also shares about the challenges and opportunities her family experienced while navigating the coronavirus pandemic and farming with young kids.
Agribusiness Blog
JUNE 14, 2022
The IRS announced late last week an update auto mileage rate for the remaining six months of 2022. Normally the IRS only announces the rate for a full year, however, in times of gasoline volitility, they will update it more quickly. Based on memory, this is the highest rate at 62.5 cents per mile up 4 cents. The medical mileage rate will also increase 4 cents to 22 cents per mile.
Agribusiness Blog
JUNE 9, 2022
We had a reader ask the following question: “How do you compute non-farm income & expenses for Form 1120?” Adjusted gross income (AGI) for a C corporation is much easier to calculate than for other taxpayers. It is simply the total amount of taxable income reported on line 30 (total taxable income) plus line 19 (charitable contributions).
Caff
JUNE 9, 2022
CAFF participates in the CSA Innovation Network who recently updated a report that breaks down how popular eCommerce platforms perform in comparison to one another, based on findings from national farmer surveys in 2020 and 2021. This report was refreshed with new information and farmer feedback to help you make an informed decision about which eCommerce platform is right for you.
Agribusiness Blog
JUNE 8, 2022
The Kansas City Federal Reserve released their latest Ag Finance Update. The report contained four charts that we found interesting and we will review each one. Chart 1 shows the rate of change for farm loans outstanding at banks. During 2019-2021 farm loans showed a negative rate of change. An influx of MFP, PPP and CFAP likely resulted in this trend.
Caff
JUNE 8, 2022
Confused about FSMA Water Requirements? In 2011 President Obama signed into law the Food Safety Modernization Act ( FSMA ). The law updated our federal food safety requirements and for the first time created federal food safety requirements for produce farms. This law was partially created from the increase in foodborne illness outbreaks related to fresh produce.
Caff
JUNE 7, 2022
Annie Main has always known water, or the lack of it, loomed as the greatest threat to Good Humus , her 30-acre farm in rural northern California in an area known as Hungry Hollow. Located west of Sacramento at the base of hills that turn crisp and golden each summer, she and her husband, Jeff, have been growing organic apricots, vegetables, flowers, and herbs for nearly 40 years on land that relies on a well for irrigation.
Agribusiness Blog
JUNE 7, 2022
We got the following questions from a reader: “Is it correct that for crop years 2020 and after that you can include wages and dividends from qualified farm corporations? If so, can these wages and dividends be included in only 2020 calculations of the three year average, or can you include them in the 2018 and 2019 part of the three year average?
Caff
JUNE 3, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has multiple agencies that provide financial and/or technical assistance to help farmers, ranchers and rural landowners recover from natural disasters, such as wildfires. Listed are USDA agencies and an overview of applicable programs. Funding for some programs are contingent on the on the annual enactment of Congressional appropriations legislation.
Caff
JUNE 3, 2022
In this 7 minute overview, you will learn about basic concepts to get your farm prepared for wildfire season. The post Quick Intro to On-Farm Fire Preparedness appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.
Caff
JUNE 3, 2022
In this two part photo blog series, Farmer Campus talked with farm manager David Cooper to hear his wildfire story and get a glimpse into the realities of farming with wildfire and how to recover. The post Counting the Losses: Tallying the True Costs of Wildfire for Farmers appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.
Caff
JUNE 3, 2022
As part of its research effort to study and understand the vulnerabilities of buildings subjected to wildfire exposures, IBHS developed the capability of simulating ember exposures on building components and assemblies. These videos show the results of their simulations. The post Building Vulnerability to Ember Exposure appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.
Caff
JUNE 3, 2022
This video details the work of Sarah Keiser and her efforts in Community Grazing Cooperatives. The post Video: Hunter Grazing Cooperative Overview appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.
Caff
JUNE 3, 2022
Spreadwing Farm, located in the Capay Valley, utilizes compost in their vegetable crops to improve the quality of the soil and provide plant available nutrients. Learn more about the benefits, tradeoffs, and challenges Liz Schroeder of Spreadwing Farm has seen with compost application. Read the case study here. The post Spreadwing Farm: Compost on a Diversified Small Farm appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.
Agribusiness Blog
JUNE 2, 2022
The Emergency Relief Program (ERP) has a payment limit of $125,000. However, if more than 75% of your adjusted gross income (AGI) is from farming, then you qualify for an extra $125,000 payment. Speciality crop farmers would qualify for up to $900,000 per producer. However, what is farming AGI. Technically it is not gross income from farming. It is the net income generated by the farm compared to all of your other sources of income that is reported on your tax return.
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