Agribusiness Blog

AUGUST 18, 2022

The Employee Retention Credit continues to be a hot topic and potential for large cash refunds for those employers who can demonstrate the required decrease in gross receipts or other Covid related shut-down parameters from Q2 2020 through Q3 2021. I have many clients that have received six figure refunds because of this credit. The requirements are more black and white than the PPP program and are not based on financial hardship.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

This course is designed to prepare farmers, ranchers and rural residents for wildfires. Over the course of seven modules, you will learn how to create an emergency farm plan for your land. This farm plan will provide prevention steps you can take with your equipment and vegetation in order to help mitigate wildfires. You will also cover creating defensible space and fuel breaks in agricultural areas.

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Sustainable Harvest International

AUGUST 16, 2022

Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) has been selected to participate in the inaugural Reimagining the Future of Global Development moonshot accelerator co-hosted by Day One Project and UnlockAid. The accelerator brings together organizations with scalable solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. The program consists of an online series of workshops and an in-person convention held in Mexico City from August 17-19 where selectees will present ideas and connect with government policymakers

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The Gleaning Project of South Central PA

AUGUST 15, 2022

Hey Gleaner’s ! We’re back with more holidays for this Sizzling Summer heat ! GAM UPDATE: August 19th is Potato Day Potatoes are so versatile and this is a day to celebrate all the delicious things you can do with them! They can be anything from a savory side dish, a sweet (hello potato candy !) and a main course if done correctly ( pierogis and pierogi pizza guys!).

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Agribusiness Blog

AUGUST 17, 2022

We had a feeling when we saw that ERP has already issued at least $6.4 billion of payments that USDA might not give us the result we wanted on equipment gains and that is the reality. USDA just released updated guidance on the definitions of farm adjusted gross income (AGI). The bottom line is that farmers needs to have at least 66.66% of farm AGI to total AGI before they can include equipment gains.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

Tenga a la mano información actualizada de su rancho como dirección, número de empleados, contactos de emergencia, ubicación de animales y kits de emergencia. The post Plan de Preparación para Desastres appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

Esta guía didáctica de alternativas al uso del fuego en actividades agropecuarias, generada con el apoyo del Programa Nacional para la Gestión Ambientalmente Adecuada de Sustancias Químicas en su Ciclo de Vida (PNGQ) busca ser una herramienta que promueva la aplicación y difusión de dichas alternativas en el sector agrícola para de esta manera proteger la salud de las personas y del ambiente.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

From the Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition (RVCC), three case studies highlighting opportunities for community based nonprofits to build cooperative burning capacity. The post Pathways to Prescribed Fire Report March 2022 appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

The purpose of this Strategic Plan is to guide the expansion of beneficial fire across the state through 2025, as set forth in California’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan. The post California’s Strategic Plan for Expanding the Use of Beneficial Fire appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

From the Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition (RVCC), this report provides an overview of the current science and need for prescribed fire, describes barriers to the use of prescribed fire on public lands in the western U.S. managed by the Forest Service, and describes policy options to overcome these barriers. The post Fighting Fire with Fire: Policy Options to Increase the Use of Prescribed Fire on National Forests appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

For this story, we travel to Glen Ellen, California, to hear from the farmers at Bee-Well Farms who were heavily impacted by the 2017 Nun’s wildfire. Having recovered, they now have sophisticated emergency plans and are prepared for the next wildfire. Here, Melissa will walk you through their emergency response plan as well as share what’s in their Go-Bags (and why)!

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AUGUST 17, 2022

A reference for employer’s engaged in Oregon OSHA’s Agriculture Activities. The post Fighting farmland and rangeland wildfires appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

Farmers Cheetah and Samantha run TurkeyTail Farm in Yankee Hill, California. During the Camp Fire in Butte County, they were evacuated for 28 days and lost everything but their livestock to severe fire damage, In this two-part blog series, the farmers share about their recovery process from after the evacuation order was lifted until today. The post Wildfire Response: Evacuating With TurkeyTail Farm appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

Farmers Cheetah and Samantha run TurkeyTail Farm in Yankee Hill, California. During the Camp Fire in Butte County, they were evacuated for 28 days and lost everything but their livestock to severe fire damage, In this two-part blog series, the farmers share about their recovery process from after the evacuation order was lifted until today. The post Wildfire Recovery: The Nuts And Bolts Of Resilience With TurkeyTail Farm appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

A Fire Safe Council is a coalition of public and private sector organizations that share a common, vested interest in wildfire prevention and loss mitigation. The post Fire Safe Council Handbook appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

From Farmer Campus, this webinar provides an overview of insurance for small farms, including how insurance works and what to buy. The post Webinar: Small Farms Disaster Insurance Part 1 appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

This Guide includes specific recommendations for how to retrofit existing components of a home to withstand wildfire. The illustrations throughout the Guide are intended to show best practices for reducing the vulnerability of a home to wildfire. The post Wildfire Home Retrofit Guide appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.

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The Gleaning Project of South Central PA

AUGUST 15, 2022

Hello Again Gleaners! We’re back with another month in the heat of summer to celebrate food, friends and delicious recipes! August is Catfish Month Catfish are fish that are related to carp and minnows and typically have feline-looking whiskers. They can be found in almost all waterways in Pennsylvania so there are a million opportunities if you’re a fisherman to catch one but what do you do with it after?

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AUGUST 17, 2022

FAQs about wildland fire retardant from CAL FIRE The post CAL FIRE Wildland Fire Retardant FAQ appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.

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Agribusiness Blog

AUGUST 16, 2022

Now that President Biden has signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, we can now dig into the details of the bill and how it might affect farmers. The Tax Provisions The bottom line for farmers is that there are very few tax provisions that will affect them. The Excess Business Loss (EBL) rules have been extended for another two years through the end of 2028.

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