Nebraska bill would cut agricultural valuation from 75% to 50%; counties and schools warn of revenue shifts Sen. Tom Brandt’s LB814 would lower the assessed percentage for agricultural land from 75% to 50%, a move proponents say will ease property-tax pressure on farmers but opponents — counties, schools and ESUs — say would shift costs to other taxpayers and strain local services without additional state aid.

Senator Tom Brandt's bold LB814 aims to slash agricultural land assessments from 75% to 50%, but local governments and schools are sounding the alarm over potential revenue losses.

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When land prices grew faster than chickens. 🐔📈🌾

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3/5 💰 MSP is now 109% ⬆️ cultivation cost (A2+FL)! Way above the standard 50% margin. Wheat farmers favored over pulses & oilseed growers. 🚜 #FarmEconomics #CropDiversification #AgriculturePolicy

4/11 The economic toll is staggering: $950 lost per infected cow. For the 776-head Ohio herd studied, total losses reached $737,500 over just 67 days.

Breakdown: $166 mortality costs, $222 milk losses, $448 replacement costs.
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Ostrich Farming Economics: Unpacking the Hype and Hurdles of America’s Resurgent Niche Market "An analysis of the US ostrich farming industry, exploring the economic realities, historical boom-bust cycles, and modern strategies for market growth."

A More Sustainable Red Meat With a History of Market Failure: The Reality of US Ostrich Farming
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11/ Real solutions must address policy failures, market power, supply chains & the fundamental structure that traps farmers on a treadmill. Until then, @SteveReedMP "higher yields = higher profits" is agriculture's most persistent lie. #GetReal #PrecisionBreeding #FarmEconomics

Kentucky sets new tax credit caps for farm asset sales to beginning farmers Kentucky establishes tax credit limits for sellers of agricultural assets to new farmers.

Kentucky's House Bill 703 could revolutionize agriculture by incentivizing seasoned farmers to pass their assets to the next generation, ensuring a sustainable future for the state's farming community.

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