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What Happens Next with the Reconciliation Package

Published September 13, 2021

All eyes are on the House Ways and Means Committee as they prepare to review the revenue section of the reconciliation package on Tuesday. That’s where tax changes could happen. National Council of Farmer Cooperatives CEO Chuck Conner says it…

Ag Has Mixed Response to Infrastructure Proposal

Published April 2, 2021

President Biden’s $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan is getting mixed feedback in the agriculture sector. Farm groups like the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives is pleased the proposal offers solutions for roads, bridges and improving rural broadband. President and CEO…

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Partisanship Remains in Washington D.C.

Published March 8, 2021

When President Biden took office, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives President Chuck Conner was hopeful the partisan atmosphere in Washington D.C. would improve. Nearly two months later, Congress moved the new COVID relief package through without Republican support. "I'm still…

Hope Remains in Ag Amid Division in Washington D.C.

Published February 11, 2021

According to National Council of Farmer Cooperatives President and CEO Chuck Conner, a partisan polarization is happening in Washington D.C. "Members of Congress now, quite literally, fear members across the aisle and their supporters or simply view them as un-American…

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Final Section 199A Rule Pending at Federal Register

Published January 18, 2021

It’s not uncommon for an outgoing administration to push forward with rules during their final days in office. However, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives President and CEO Chuck Conner says there’s a tremendous backlog of regulations and rules pending at…

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Climate Change Policy Debate Could Begin by Spring

Published January 8, 2021

Climate change will get attention in the first 100 days of the Biden presidency. "We fear a little bit what's in front of us legislatively, but at the same time, we know when agriculture is collaborating things will come out…

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Farm Groups Recommend Climate Policy for Biden Administration

Published November 20, 2020

When it comes to climate policy, the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance is recommending a performance-based tax credit for carbon sequestration and a USDA-led Commodity Credit Corporation carbon bank. "There's a lot of authority and a lot of carbon sequestration…

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NCFC Wants No Farmer Left Behind in CFAP Sign-Up

Published August 10, 2020

National Council of Farmer Cooperatives President Chuck Conner says the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program sign-up is more difficult to monitor and determine its success, because it’s much different from a regular farm program. "We just don't know for sure what…

U.S. Treasury Department Reviewing Section 199A

Published March 16, 2020

Two years ago, a Section 199A deduction was included in the federal tax law. "We felt like the legislative language and the intent of Congress was very prescriptive," says Chuck Conner, CEO, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. "We were all…

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More Potential for Trade Certainty in 2020

Published December 26, 2019

This year challenged farmers, but there is optimism as 2020 inches closer. National Council of Farmer Cooperatives President Chuck Conner says farmers could see more trade certainty. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement was passed in the House and will be considered by…

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What Happens Next with the Reconciliation Package

Ag Has Mixed Response to Infrastructure Proposal

Partisanship Remains in Washington D.C.

Hope Remains in Ag Amid Division in Washington D.C.

Final Section 199A Rule Pending at Federal Register

Climate Change Policy Debate Could Begin by Spring

Farm Groups Recommend Climate Policy for Biden Administration

NCFC Wants No Farmer Left Behind in CFAP Sign-Up

U.S. Treasury Department Reviewing Section 199A

More Potential for Trade Certainty in 2020

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