Tax wins included in the OBBBA could benefit farmer-owned businesses

The president and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives says tax provisions included in recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act could benefit farmer-owned businesses.  Duane Simpson says Section 199A allows NCFC member cooperatives to compete with larger ag corporations. “Just within our membership, it’s about $2 billion worth of taxes that were going…Continue Reading

New Recommendations for Soybean Defoliation

In this Pods for Profit, Michigan State University’s entomologist Chris Difonzo joins us to discuss efforts by the North Central Soybean Research Program to update guidance on soybean defoliation management for the first time since the 1980s. The post New Recommendations for Soybean Defoliation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     Continue Reading

Wisconsin State Fair dairy product winners

Team Emmi Roth – Monroe was named the Grand Master Cheesemaker at the 2025 Wisconsin State Fair Blue Ribbon Dairy Products Auction on Thursday, August 7. Roth Grand Cru® Original Wheel was sold for $6,300 to Old World Creamery.  Photo courtesy Wisconsin State Fair The Dairy State’s State Fair wrapped up just outside of Milwaukee…Continue Reading

Farm transition can be complicated

Farm transition planning can be difficult, depending on what the older generation wants, what the children want, and if the farm business can support their ideal plan, and it gets complicated with tax structure and having machines, land, and animals with different owners.  Will McKinley from Menn Law Firm joins us to point out some…Continue Reading

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