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Best Practices for Business Owners in 2025 and Beyond

By Pinion Editorial | December 6, 2024
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As a business owner, you likely spend most of your days – and many of your nights – thinking about the daily operations of your business. Retaining customers, analyzing the competition, marketing services and products, tackling human resource issues…the list is endless. “It’s easy to get caught in the weeds …

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Summary of Election Impacts for Ag Producers and Processors

By Pinion Editorial | December 3, 2024
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Reading Time: 14 minutes
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 important to delve into how the results will likely impact our industry. Potential Upsides for the Agriculture Industry: In some cases, we expect policies that …

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How the Holidays Can Shape Your Family Legacy

How the Holidays Can Shape Your Family Legacy

By Jeanne Bernick | November 24, 2024
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For many of you the stress of harvest season is over and now you enter a new season in family business: the holidays! As if working with family isn’t challenging enough, now there are mandatory meals and celebrations and traditions to recreate, not to mention additional relatives who may be …

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A Dual Harvest: Farmers Need to Gather CI Data Now

By Pinion Editorial | November 20, 2024
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As your crops are rolling in this fall, don’t forget about your second harvest – crop data. Both the ag and ethanol industries have been on the edge of their seats, anxious to see what will happen with the 45Z Clean Fuels Production Tax Credit in 2025. While guidance has …

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Tax Strategy Checklist for Manufacturers in 2025

By Pinion Editorial | October 30, 2024
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As January quickly approaches, there are some important items to check off before next year is here. Following the national election and ongoing shifts in an uncertain economy, we’re here to help you stay ahead and avoid any unexpected changes. “The days of setting 5- and 10-year goals for your …

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Tax Changes and Impacts on Your Manufacturing Business in 2025

By Pinion Editorial | October 29, 2024
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As we wind down one tax season and prepare for the next, the importance of diligent tax planning cannot be overstated. Unless Congress acts, there will be higher tax rates and lower standard deductions in 2025.   For manufacturers, these changes could impact everything from production costs to investment in innovation. …

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Tax Planning for Agribusiness Ahead of 2025

By Pinion Editorial | October 28, 2024
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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 top of mind.  With the election ahead and many uncertainties around potential policy changes ahead – it’s important to stay focused on what can be …

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Are You Missing Opportunities to Capitalize on Land Improvement Plans?

By Pinion Editorial | October 25, 2024
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As a landowner, you know your property better than anyone else. You know what it takes to thrive, the challenges of each season and how all your practices feed into each other. You likely have a running list of capital improvements you intend to make each year – but do …

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