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Higher Ag Loan Interest Rates: A Sneaky Impact of Tariffs and Policy Uncertainty?
Key insights: Trade disputes with major agricultural export countries are likely to result in lower-than-projected…
Brexit: Implications and Parallels
The Department of Agricultural Economics & Economics at MSU led a class of students to…
2018 Tax Changes: Should Charities be Concerned?
One change from the recent tax reform law is that the number of tax payers…
How a Brazilian Supreme Court Decision Could Have Long-term Effects for US Agricultural Markets
Key insights: In early April 2018, the Brazilian Supreme Court upheld a 2016 law that…
Is the 2017 Tax Bill a Possible Trojan Horse for US Agricultural Exports?
Key insights: Proponents of the 2017 tax legislation argue that reducing the corporate tax rate…
Will the New Tax Bill Really Harm Privately-Owned Grain Handlers?
Key insights: The Hoeven-Thune Amendment allows farmers to claim a 20% deduction on income associated…
Managing Bozeman’s Population Growth
Having lived in Bozeman for a little over a year, one of the most frequent…
Who’s Buying Your Wheat? It Might Not Be Who You Think
Over 50% of U.S. wheat is exported. Asia has remained the largest buyer of U.S.…
Growing Demand for H-2A Foreign Agricultural Guest Workers
The U.S. farm labor supply is shrinking and agricultural wages are rising. Hertz and…
When the Cap Binds: The H-2B Guest Worker Program
Many non-agricultural industries rely on the H-2B program to employ foreign guest workers for temporary…