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No Farm Successor? No Problem…

When there’s no obvious next generation to take over, how do you ensure your operation will continue to prosper after you’ve worked your final season?

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Creating a Successful Sustainability Strategy

Businesses around the world consider the cost and benefits of sustainability projects. Sustainability is sometimes viewed as a “cost center” — spending money without returns.

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How the Supreme Court’s Tariff Decision Impacts U.S. Agriculture

Summary of the Decision and Its Impacts In November, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether President Trump lawfully used the 1977 International

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IRS Releases Standard Mileage Rates for 2026

The IRS issued an increase in the standard mileage rates for business travel, effective January 1, 2026. While the IRS states that standard mileage rates

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2026 Outlook: Agricultural Policies and Programs to Watch

As 2026 begins, U.S. producers and ag businesses face a dynamic policy landscape marked by major legislative and regulatory changes on the horizon, creating a

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Climate Resilience in California Specialty Crops

California’s specialty crop growers are facing mounting climate challenges that make it more difficult to maintain productivity and manage risk. At the 2025 Sustainable Ag

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5 Traits of Successful Producers

Ag businesses today face the same complex mix of challenges, but it’s the forward-thinking producers that make strategic-based decisions year-round who build the most resilient,

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What Ag Lenders Are Looking for in 2026

Tighter margins and the financial stresses in agriculture have left many Ag lenders weary right now of the farm economy and the profitability outlook for

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Farm Aid Announced: Preparations are Needed Now

The Trump administration unveiled a $12 billion aid package on Monday for farmers affected by trade market disruptions and related economic challenges such as higher

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Key Questions to Improve Your Sustainability Data Management Practices

According to a recent study, nearly 98% of companies now disclose some form of sustainability information. This is a clear signal that data-driven accountability has

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How Ag Market Shifts Are Reshaping the Biofuels Supply Chain

By Carolina Vargas, Ph.D., Agricultural Economist and Farm Business Management Advisor for Pinion As a leader of an agricultural commodity-based business, it is important to

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The Mental Load of Agriculture: How to Tackle It

By Sarah Sterling, MA, LPC Sarah Sterling is a Licensed Professional Counselor with Peak Counseling & Wellness in Colorado. Her passion for agriculture stems from

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Why More Farmers are Turning to Peer Groups

Farmers have always been each other’s best teachers. Long before formal education reached rural areas, knowledge about crops, weather, and livestock was shared over fences,

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Building a Strong Sustainability Data Foundation

As companies in the food and ag sectors work to meet increasing expectations for sustainability reporting, they often encounter significant hurdles in managing the data

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Your Game Plan for a Changing Ag Economy

Farmers are no strangers to change, but 2025 is shaping up to be one of the most unpredictable years yet. Global conflict, shifting trade policies,

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Let Sustainability Drivers Guide Your Data Strategy

For the food and ag sector, long-term success is often managed, in part, by building a robust sustainability strategy. And with new regional and international

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Is the Tax Bill Big and Beautiful for Ag Businesses?

Congress recently passed a $3.4 trillion fiscal package that delivers a mix of tax cuts, farm support, and biofuel incentives. Signed into law by President

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Senate Unveils Tax Bill Ahead of July 4 Deadline

In a pivotal step toward advancing their sweeping economic agenda, Senate Republicans on Monday unveiled their version of a multitrillion-dollar tax and spending package, aiming

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Farm Efficiency 101: Remove Manual Labor from Your Office Work

Automated accounting uses software to take over repetitive tasks like payroll, bookkeeping, expense tracking, and data collection. Think of it as your digital financial assistant

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Finding and Fixing Inefficiencies in Agribusiness Operations

In today’s economy, stretching every dollar matters. But efficiency isn’t just a cost-saving tactic — it’s how ag businesses set the stage for sustainable growth.

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Update on Policy Challenges for Agriculture

Trade disputes, funding cuts, worker shortages, and delays in tax reform and the farm bill are impacting U.S. agriculture. Each of these policies and legislative

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7 Traits of Top Producers

“After more than a decade of working with farms, livestock operations and other agribusinesses, I’ve found that the most successful entities aren’t determined by geography,

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Key Policy Issues Impacting American Agriculture

Trade disputes, funding cuts, and delays in tax reform and the farm bill are negatively impacting U.S. agriculture. Each area will have both short- and

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Take Control of Your Farm’s Cash Flow

Cash flow is king when it comes to preserving working capital and a strong balance sheet. It can be your best defense when you have

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Takeaways for Ag Following President Trump’s Global Tariff Announcement

The official announcement made by President Trump on April 2 was met with a wide level of concern across many industries. Pinion advisors present a

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The Impact of Trade Policies on U.S. Agriculture

Please note: The following information is current as of March 13, 2025, at 10:45 a.m. CT. Pinion will continue to monitor changes and create updates.

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How to Stretch Your Farm Dollar in 2025

Weak commodity prices and an international trade war have inflicted pain on American agriculture – at a time when U.S. farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses can

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Navigating Tax Planning in Today’s Political Climate

The enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in 2017 included provisions largely viewed as positive for the agricultural sector. Many of those

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Consumers are Now the Biggest Driving Force Behind Sustainability

Are you feeling it? The shift in purchasing power. The drive for transparency. The growing passion for food’s journey. While it’s true that climate change

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How to Prepare Your Business for Potential Immigration Enforcement

As the new year moves into full swing and we transition to a new administration, employers should prepare for increased immigration enforcement and significant changes

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What Farmers Foresee as the Top 10 Ag Issues of the Next 20 Years

What key issues will your agricultural operation face over the next 20 years? Are your concerns in line with other producers’ worries? Farming has grown

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IRS Releases Standard Mileage Rates for 2025

The IRS issued an increase in the standard mileage rates for business travel, effective January 1, 2025. While the IRS states that standard mileage rates

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New Retroactive Wildfire Tax Relief: Action May Be Needed

On December 12, 2024, President Biden signed the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023. The law exempts from income tax qualified wildfire relief payments

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Is Your Business Ready for Leadership Transition?

Whether your leadership transition is months or years away, there are crucial steps you can take now to prepare for a successful outcome. But successful

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Summary of Election Impacts for Ag Producers and Processors

The 2024 federal elections will have significant impacts on policies that affect U.S. food and agriculture. With election day in the rear-view mirror, it is

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Tax Planning for Agribusiness Ahead of 2025

As producers begin their annual reflection upon the past year and shift the focus into next year, planning considerations around tax and financial strategies become

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Bracing for Natural Disasters – To Do’s and FAQs

What individual farmers can do to mitigate risk in the midst of crisis: 1. Have a farm emergency action plan in writing. “Most state departments

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USDA Deadline Announced for Emergency Relief Program and FSA-510 Filing

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced August 14, 2024, as the deadline for commodity and specialty crop producers that suffered losses as a result

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5 Traits Found in Resilient Producers

What keeps a farmer in business through droughts, rising costs, falling prices and other invisible struggles? What helps you weather through? “As an Ag marketing

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Use It or Lose It: Lock in Estate Tax Advantages Now

The estate tax exemption doesn’t sunset until the end of 2025. So why worry about it now? Unfortunately, this historically high estate and gift tax

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Co-ops Can Increase Employee Retention with These 6 Steps

In recent years, securing new employees has been an overwhelming concern for businesses, with several reasons contributing to the shortage of job seekers. The pandemic

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Navigating High Interest Rates in 2024

After nearly two years of rising interest rates, many farmers are tapping into their cash reserves from prosperous years to avoid taking out new loans.

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Deadline Reminder: Livestock Insurance Deadline Approaching

The USDA Risk Management Agency offers two popular federally subsidized livestock insurance programs: Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) and Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP). The deadline for

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Farmland Project Success is Controllable

When a piece of farm equipment breaks down, chances are slim to none that you take it to a general repair shop. If you can’t

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What Kind of Farm Co-op Do You Want to Be?

Farmers need three key things for their business: the best price, the best quality, and the best service. All of these come at a cost

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Financial Checklist for Ag Operations

The beginning of the year is a great time to perform an overall financial check for your business. “We recommend that farm operations do this

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Is a Conservation Easement Right for Your Land?

By Quint Shambaugh, land advisor and principal at Pinion Have you considered a conservation easement? Most ranchers, farmers and landowners are no stranger to the

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5 Things Every Co-op Should Do Before Year End

As the calendar year draws to a close, many farm co-ops are also approaching their fiscal year-ends. As a co-op CEO, now is a good

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The Flip Side of Estate Planning: Why Many Don’t Bother

6 in 10 Americans have a retirement account, while only 1 in 3 have an estate plan. While the majority of Americans see the importance

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How Automating Your Farm Office Creates Competitive Advantages

As a farm manager, you’ve invested in high-tech field equipment like GPS tractor systems, efficient irrigation systems and automated milking parlors to make your life

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Get Relief in a Tight Labor Market

Across the U.S., farmers are feeling the pinch of a shrinking workforce. Between competition from other industries, an aging workforce population, and other factors, farmers

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How the Holidays Can Shape Your Family Legacy

The Risks of Letting Your Legacy Ride: How Estate Planning Protects the Family

Ask any successful family business leader “What is your most important accomplishment?” The overwhelming response is: ‘my legacy’. And yet, only one in six have

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Cyber Attack

How Vulnerable Is Your Business to a Cyber Attack?

In light of the recent cyberattack that shut down Dole’s North American production, businesses are reminded once again of the importance of cybersecurity and keeping

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Updates on GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removal Guidance Draft

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) is the leading international standard setting body for GHG accounting and reporting. In September of 2022, the GHG Protocol

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How Producers Play a Role in 2030 Biodiversity Targets

In December 2022, the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity was held in Montréal with a focus

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5 Tips to Improve Your Loan Renewal Process

This year has been anything but conventional, and the lending environment is trending the same. We are seeing decades-high inflation and interest rates as high

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How to Increase Your Profitability This Harvest Season

4 Smart Business Moves for Farms in 2023

With planting and input decisions already heavy on their minds, ag businesses are asking how they should manage their decisions around raised input costs and

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Guidance for Setting Science-Based Targets for Your Ag Operation

As the world strives towards a zero-carbon economy, more than 4,000 businesses worldwide have committed to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the Science-Based Target

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Summary of California Drought Relief Grant Program

AB 157, signed into law by Gov. Newsom on September 27, 2022, includes the creation of the “California Small Agricultural Business Drought Relief Grant Program”,

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Bringing Technology to the Farm

Bringing Technology to the Farm

Like many growers and livestock producers, you’ve probably vowed to keep up with technology, at least to some extent. You’ve heard that technology can help

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Land Advisory

New ERP Disaster Funds for Producers: Who Qualifies?

Under the USDA’s Farm Service Agency new disaster program, Emergency Relief Program (ERP), producers who lost crops, trees, bushes, and vines due to qualifying disaster

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Single Platform, Powerful Data Solution for Farmers Emerges from Semios' Acquisition of Agworld

How Ag Operations Can Leverage Financial Technology

Until now, farmers and ranchers faced a roadblock between the key metrics they could collect and how to truly use them. The good news is

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10 Tips for Negotiating a Solar Lease

Farmers and ranchers don’t have to look far to find income opportunities. Revenue opportunities are often literally on the ground beneath their feet. As landowners,

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Agriculture Joins Food Companies in Global Climate Solutions

How Farmers are Joining the Climate Solution

Rarely has U.S. agriculture been at such a pivotal, transformative era. Globally, and here in the U.S., the world’s major governments, food companies, and the

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The Changing Dynamics of Land Ownership

Changes in land ownership and the farming workforce are unfolding across U.S. agriculture. Among key drivers, of course, is the aging population of American farmers

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Ag Industry to See Ripple Effects from War in Ukraine

From Ag trade and government agencies to the farmers prepping fields for Spring planting, there is one certainty stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine:

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A Steady Shift in Ag: More Female Farmers Than Ever

Over the past few years, U.S. agriculture has seen more women coming back to join their family farms. “Women have realized it takes brains, not

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What’s Ahead for the Carbon Market

What’s Ahead for the Carbon Market

What a year it’s been for carbon markets. The subject has really taken the food and agriculture industry by storm. After many months of discussion,

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What’s in the Infrastructure Bill and BBB Plan: Impacts for Agribusinesses

President Biden recently signed into law the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that has been stalled in Congress for several months. Below is a summary

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Estate Tax Planning

Estate Tax Planning: Possible Changes Ahead

No matter what the presidential outcome, there was never any question that the outlook for estate tax planning would be different in 2021. How much

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New 1099 Nonemployee Compensation Tax Form for 2020 Tax Year

Business Tax Update: New 1099 Nonemployee Compensation Tax Form for 2020 Tax Year

After a 38-year absence, Form 1099 Nonemployee Compensation Tax has made its return in the 2020 tax year, and its January 31 deadlines are right

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Webinar Series Announced for Farmers from U.S. and India

Webinar Series Announced for Farmers from U.S. and India

National food and agriculture business consulting firm K·Coe Isom, together with Mann Deshi Foundation of India, have announced a webinar series aimed to help farmers

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Meal and Entertainment Deductions

Business Tax Update: Many Meal and Entertainment Deductions Have Increased

In an effort to provide additional stimulus funding, The Consolidated Appropriations Act was signed by the President on December 27, 2020. Included in the guidance

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Why Today is a Good Day to Jumpstart Your Succession Plan

Jumpstart Your Succession Plan

Agricultural businesses have withstood their fair share of COVID disruption – from family life to the workplace. While this has forced financial strain, labor disruptions,

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Advocating for the Future of Family Farms: A Plea for Critical Regulation Change

Working on behalf of American Food & Agriculture businesses, K·Coe Isom submitted an open letter to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue on October 28, 2020 regarding

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