A recent update from USDA’s Economic Research Service (“Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Only 0.11 Percent of Farm Estates Would Have Owed Estate Taxes in 2016“) stated that, “For nearly a century, the Federal estate tax has applied to the transfer of property at death. Recently passed in December 2017, the Tax Cuts… Continue Reading
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Compared to Previous Law, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Would Have Lowered the Share of Farm Estates Required to File a Return in 2016
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U.S. Tariffs on China Impacting Tech Startups
Financial Times writer Richard Waters reported recently that, “The price of a new ‘smart home’ controller from US start-up Brilliant just went up $50 — even before it went on sale. “The three-year old company joined the race to create intelligent home devices last week, launching a wall panel that combines a light switch with… Continue Reading
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What Can Secondary Cities Do to Overcome VC’s Caution?
Noah Smith indicated recently at Bloomberg Online that, “The U.S. high technology industry looks like it may be too concentrated. One sign of this is the lack of geographic diversity in the venture capital industry, which is highly concentrated in a few technology hubs, mostly on the coasts.” Smith stated that, “In 2017, three metro… Continue Reading
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Startup Accelerator Program Launched by PepsiCo
Brittany De Lea reported last week at FOXBusiness Online that, “PepsiCo announced on September 6 it will be launching a North American branch of its accelerator program, aimed at fostering collaboration with innovative startups that focus on health and wellness. “Through the program, called Nutrition Greenhouse, Pepsi will work with 10 start-ups based in the U.S…. Continue Reading
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USDA Launches Trade Mitigation Programs
A news release Tuesday from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) stated that, “U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today launched the trade mitigation package aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations. Producers of certain commodities can now sign up for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP), while USDA… Continue Reading
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More Plaintiffs Alleging Monsanto Weedkillers Cause Cancer
Wall Street Journal writer Ruth Bender reported yesterday that, “Bayer AG said the number of American plaintiffs alleging its recently acquired weedkillers cause cancer has risen sharply, adding to concerns about potentially lengthy and costly litigation stemming from its acquisition of Monsanto. “The German chemicals company on Wednesday also lowered its full-year earnings outlook because… Continue Reading
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USDA Launches Webpage Highlighting Resources to Help Rural Communities Bridge the Broadband e-Connectivity Infrastructure Gap
A news update last week from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) stated that, “U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today unveiled a new webpage featuring information about the importance of rural e-Connectivity and the ways the [USDA] is investing to help deploy high-speed broadband infrastructure in rural America. “‘Rural high-speed broadband e-Connectivity is as… Continue Reading
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More First-Time Homebuyers are Entering the Market
A recent report from Genworth indicated that, “First-time homebuyers should continue to play an important role in the housing market. While the first-time homebuyer market has grown by close to 40 percent since 2014, there are still 2.7 million missing first-time homebuyers. They represent vast, largely untapped opportunities for the housing industry over the coming years…. Continue Reading
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2018 Net Farm Income Projected to Decrease
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) indicated on Thursday that, “Net farm income, a broad measure of profits, is forecast to decrease $9.8 billion (13.0 percent) from 2017 to $65.7 billion in 2018, after increasing $13.9 billion (22.5 percent) in 2017. Net cash farm income is forecast to decrease $12.4 billion (12.0… Continue Reading
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EPA Approval of XtendiMax (Dicamba) Debated in Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Bloomberg writers Joel Rosenblatt and Lydia Mulvany reported yesterday that, “When it comes to killing weeds, Bayer AG’s crop chemical XtendiMax has become a powerful new tool for American farmers. But environmental groups say U.S. regulators ignored warnings about the herbicide’s main ingredient, dicamba, when they permitted its use in 2016. “A federal appeals court in Seattle was… Continue Reading
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