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Two tractors harvest corn in a field under a bright sky, illustrating how Ag Market Shifts are reshaping the biofuel supply chain, with rows of cut stalks in the foreground and unharvested corn on the right.

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

  • Biofuels, Commodity Crops, Farm Business Management, Food & Agriculture, Permanent & Specialty Crops
A row of large metal grain silos stands beside railway tracks, surrounded by open fields under a partly cloudy sky, as the sun sets—an ideal setting for leveraging the 45Z clean fuel production credit in sustainable agriculture.

Preparing for 45Z: Operating Amid Uncertainty

The 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit, first introduced under the Inflation Reduction Act and refined through the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), is shifting once

  • Biofuels, Food & Agriculture, Sustainability
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Two tractors harvest corn in a field under a bright sky, illustrating how Ag Market Shifts are reshaping the biofuel supply chain, with rows of cut stalks in the foreground and unharvested corn on the right.

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

  • Biofuels, Commodity Crops, Farm Business Management, Food & Agriculture, Permanent & Specialty Crops
A row of large metal grain silos stands beside railway tracks, surrounded by open fields under a partly cloudy sky, as the sun sets—an ideal setting for leveraging the 45Z clean fuel production credit in sustainable agriculture.

Preparing for 45Z: Operating Amid Uncertainty

The 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit, first introduced under the Inflation Reduction Act and refined through the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), is shifting once

  • Biofuels, Food & Agriculture, Sustainability
Silver human-shaped figures connected by lines in a network, symbolizing communication, teamwork, or organizational structure on a blue reflective surface.

How Aligned Is Your Business — Really?

There’s no ‘I’ in team. It’s more than a motivational cliché. In a complex operation, it’s a reminder that success doesn’t come from one department

  • Ag Manufacturing, Biofuels
A group of U.S. one cent coins, with one 1997 penny standing upright among others lying flat on a dark background.

Preparing for a Penny-Free Economy

In fiscal year 2024, the U.S. Mint’s total cost to produce, manage, and distribute a single penny — including materials, labor, distribution, and overhead —

  • Financial Institutions
Blue crates filled with red tomatoes move along a stainless steel conveyor system inside a large, modern warehouse.

Aligning R&D and Sustainability

When the One Big Beautiful Bill passed in July 2025, it restored immediate expensing for domestic research and development (R&D) work under Section 174. That

  • Ag Manufacturing, Food And Beverage, Sustainability, Tax Compliance & Strategy
A man in a cowboy hat and plaid shirt squats in a grassy field with mountains behind him, capturing the mental load of agriculture in black and white. For support, reach out to an ag hotline.

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

  • Animal Protein, Commodity Crops, Food & Agriculture, Food And Beverage, Permanent & Specialty Crops
Two people stand in a field at sunset, one with an arm around the other and pointing towards the horizon, reflecting how farmers turning to peer groups seek support and share insights for a brighter future.

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,

  • Animal Protein, Commodity Crops, Peer Group Programs, Permanent & Specialty Crops