I wouldn't pretend to understand LinkedIn Mind

Just got an out of office email from somebody who stepped out for lunch

There’s Cash in the Soil Cheap soil tests make way for million-dollar write-offs as farmers rush to claim a controversial tax break.

Section 180 is an obscure tax deduction for farmers that the IRS has given very little advice on. Many have been wary to try it for fear of an audit, but when deductions can reach 6 or 7 figures — it's shifting.

Donavyn Coffey looks into IRS's controversial Section 180:
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Better Off in Brazil? With diminishing opportunities at home, some U.S. soybean farmers have relocated thousands of miles South. A new book considers the impact.

Frustrated by economic conditions at home, there's been a slow trickle of U.S. soybean farmers moving to Brazil in the hope of striking it rich.

Offrange's Sana Khan takes a look at the complicated legacy of Soylandia:
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actual lol

I have 5 vintage pictures of women on fainting couches that I use as Slack reactions for workplace dramatics

A Farmer’s Market All Week Long Could the “farm stop” model provide a more lucrative way for local farmers to reach consumers?

For all of their benefits, the limited hours of farmer's markets give a too-brief sales window for producers and local consumers. The rapidly growing "farm stop" model, however, gives farmers and shoppers an all-week place to connect.

New from Heidi Roth:
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Meet the Grassroots Organizations Burning America’s Land Prescribed Burn Associations, or PBAs, are scrappy, volunteer-run organizations helping keep farms and ranches safe from wildfires.

Excited to document how landowners are building community networks to burn their land

@rebeccablood.bsky.social

What the Heck is Going On With Municipal Healthcare Costs in Massachusetts? Listen now | Across Massachusetts, a quiet financial catastrophe is forcing local governments to make agonizing choices.

source: www.southshore.news/p/what-the-h...

Maybe in the long term

TIL that in my town, so many local teachers and other school staff went on GLP-1s in the last year that everyone's health insurance premiums went up 38%!

samuel beckett was born on this day 120 years ago. astonishing to think that if he had survived, and could run 100m in 9.57 seconds, he would be not only the oldest but also the fastest man in the world - together with his nobel prize for literature, an astonishing trifecta

A Tax Credit for Sustainable Crops There’s a generous new credit called 45Z that is largely dependent on farmers’ regenerative practices.

Dept of Treasury finally approved 45Z, a generous tax credit that rewards producers who use regenerative practices. It could be a huge boon for sustainable ag — if the USDA can agree on its rules.

New from @kristenschmitt.bsky.social:
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An update on the saga of 45Z, the Clean Fuels Production credit that *might* pay farmers for regenerative practices. This one's had a lot of twists and turns since it was created by the Inflation Reduction Act.

Not sure why the cool art didn't show up

A Colorado farmer named Clara Coleman realized farmers don't do much in terms of self-care. So for the last 6 years, she's been awarding $100 microgrants to hundreds of farmers, for massages, a nice dinner out — that kind of thing.

New from Nicole Caruth:
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Not sure why the cool art didn't show up

A Colorado farmer named Clara Coleman realized farmers don't do much in terms of self-care. So for the last 6 years, she's been awarding $100 microgrants to hundreds of farmers, for massages, a nice dinner out — that kind of thing.

New from Nicole Caruth:
ambrook.com/offrange/lab...

A Tax Credit for Sustainable Crops There’s a generous new credit called 45Z that is largely dependent on farmers’ regenerative practices.

Dept of Treasury finally approved 45Z, a generous tax credit that rewards producers who use regenerative practices. It could be a huge boon for sustainable ag — if the USDA can agree on its rules.

New from @kristenschmitt.bsky.social:
ambrook.com/offrange/far...

There’s Cash in the Soil Cheap soil tests make way for million-dollar write-offs as farmers rush to claim a controversial tax break.

Section 180 is an obscure tax deduction for farmers that the IRS has given very little advice on. Many have been wary to try it for fear of an audit, but when deductions can reach 6 or 7 figures — it's shifting.

Donavyn Coffey looks into IRS's controversial Section 180:
ambrook.com/offrange/far...

Good Night, Fish Oil Amid growing fish oil shortages, algal oil has become a cost-competitive alternative source of omega-3s.

Did not expect to learn this much about fish oil today.

Good Night, Fish Oil Amid growing fish oil shortages, algal oil has become a cost-competitive alternative source of omega-3s.

SCOOP: Algal oil has similar omega-3 levels to fish oil, but it's always been too expensive to compete on the open market. Now, with fish oil prices doubling and tripling due to climate disruptions, algal oil may be having its day.

New from Emma Penrod:
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I do khapra beetle trapping in warehouses that import grain products from countries where it's known to occur. Any find of one in a trap would be an all hands on deck situation. (fun fact: the traps use a pheromone lure and organic wheat germ as bait)

The Unexpected Rise of the Oat Mafia Oat farming has declined in the U.S. in recent decades — but a growing group of more than 100 Midwestern farmers is trying to bring it back.

Read the great @aimeerawlins.bsky.social story here: ambrook.com/offrange/cro...

"National headlines"!

The Grain Pest Detectives In America’s breadbasket, stored product entomologists work to safeguard our stored crops from annihilation.

Destructive pests that feast on rice, wheat, and other grains destroy a minimum of 30% of our stored grains. Meet the insect investigators working to fight back.

New from Jonathan Feakins:
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The Hoof Reader New technology aims to help cattle breeders deal with a down-to-earth problem: lameness in their herds.

This one: ambrook.com/offrange/liv...

Well played

Not to brag but one of our articles is being reprinted in the Hoof Trimmers of America's annual newsletter.