Ag Docket Blog
On January 15, 2025, USDA issued long-awaited technical guidance to allow farmers to quantify the greenhouse gas emissions associated with corn, soybeans, and sorghum grown using climate smart agriculture (CSA) practices.
The future of the Corporate Transparency Act’s beneficial ownership information reporting requirements remains uncertain at the beginning of 2025.[i] While companies may voluntarily file their reports at www.fincen.gov, a preliminary court injunction is currently preventing FinCEN from enforcing the
The 2018 Farm Bill (Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018) has been temporarily revived. On December 21, 2024, Congress enacted the American Relief Act of 2025, P.L. 118-158, which averted a government shutdown and extended the Farm Bill for the second time in two years.
12/31/2024 Update:
Recent hurricanes have caused widespread destruction to farms throughout the southeast resulting in damage and destruction of assets and loss of income. Several USDA programs, including disaster programs and crop insurance, are available to impacted producers.
On September 30, 2024, the 2018 Farm Bill expired, again. This is not unique. Last September, the bill also expired, and Congress enacted a one-year extension on November 19, 2023.
Time is running out to avoid automatic renewal of a 2024 farm lease in Iowa. Whether you’re a landlord or a tenant, Iowa law requires that you formally notify the other party by September 1 if you don’t wish to continue the current lease under its existing terms and conditions for another year.
Because of tax credits created by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for clean fuel production, some farmers may in the near future receive a higher price for selling crops to renewable fuel producers (i.e.
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