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Women in Ag

A Steady Shift in Ag: More Female Farmers Than Ever

By Jeanne Bernick | March 7, 2022
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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 brawn, to run a profitable farming operation,” says Jeanne Bernick, KCoe family business consultant . “We are seeing more interest from women in the next …

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3 Ways Producers Can Prepare for the Future of Carbon Opportunities

By Pinion Editorial | January 11, 2022
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There are some important lessons garnered from 2021’s exploratory year for growers considering carbon sequestration.  Pinion’s Advisory team recommends three things you can do now to prepare for potential carbon market opportunities in 2022, or beyond. Lesson 1:  The carbon opportunity cannot be applied to every landowner.  There are basic …

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What’s Ahead for the Carbon Market

What’s Ahead for the Carbon Market

By Pinion Editorial | January 10, 2022
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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, do producers and sustainability experts think there are possibilities for growers to create and secure opportunities from it right now? Are carbon markets considered to …

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Estate Tax Planning

Estate Tax Planning: Possible Changes Ahead

By Jim Rein | February 16, 2021
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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 different was dependent upon who controlled the presidency and the Congress.  With Democrats now in power on both of those fronts, the logical question now …

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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

By Sandy Sporleder | January 18, 2021
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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 around the corner.  Don’t panic – here’s everything you need to know about the revived form, and how it is intended to be used. For …

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

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

By K·Coe Editorial | January 11, 2021
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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 from the U.S. and India share knowledge and culture in an effort to promote cooperation in agriculture and trade practices. “With 1.3 billion people, India …

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Meal and Entertainment Deductions

Business Tax Update: Many Meal and Entertainment Deductions Have Increased

By Sandy Sporleder | January 10, 2021
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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 were changes to deductions for business meals in tax years 2021 and 2022. New Provisions include Higher Temporary Meal Deductions In an effort to stimulate …

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Sustainability

KCoe Advisors Earn Credential to Help Food & Ag Businesses Improve Sustainability Performance and Reporting

By K·Coe Editorial | November 2, 2020
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KCoe Isom is excited to announce that sustainability advisor Lisa Becker has completed the training and testing required to become credentialed as a The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) Trained Service Provider for THESIS, a credential to improve businesses sustainability performance. “Many of our clients are being asked to do more to …

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