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

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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.

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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 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.

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