Ag Policy
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More Farm Relief from States and Local Governments
States and Local Governments are also providing COVID-19 financial relief for farmers. We review one example from Iowa.
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Eric Beenken’s Insight on the Pork Industry
Eric Beenken and I start a new series on the Pork Industry.
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Is FSA Tightening Rules for Active Personal Management?
The FSA is updating the language on active personal management. Will this result in a reduction of payments for larger family farm operations?
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Paul Neiffer Discusses PPP and CFAP
In our latest Ag Insight video I review how PPP and CFAP helped Ag producers (or not helped them).
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Ag is Essential but Struggling
The lastest Kansas City Farmland Credit report reflects the gloomy picture in Ag.
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More Types of Income Qualify as Farm Income
FSA released an update that allows wages and IC-DISC income to be considered farm income for AGI calculations.
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Good News on PPP From SBA/Treasury
The SBA and Treasury released an updated FAQ late last night that provides additional guidance on PPP loans and in general it is good news for farmers and other borrowers.
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Do Commodity Wages Count?
Commodity wages count for PPP and we go over the law why they do.
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Will Your Bank Reduce Your PPP Loan by 30%?
We are starting to see some of the documentation that banks required for PPP loans and they may lead borrowers to reduce their qualified loan amounts. We go over the issue.
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Any Business Concern Means Any Business Concern!
There appears to be misinformation from certain parts of the SBA and ABA on whether farmers qualify for PPP based on revenues. We go through the law and explain why revenue does not matter.