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Navigating Tax Planning in Today’s Political Climate

By Pinion Editorial | January 23, 2025
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The enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in 2017 included provisions largely viewed as positive for the agricultural sector. Many of those provisions, especially those for individuals and households, are set to expire this year. President Trump has made extending TCJA provisions a core issue. With complete …

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Consumers are Now the Biggest Driving Force Behind Sustainability

By Pinion Editorial | January 23, 2025
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Are you feeling it? The shift in purchasing power. The drive for transparency. The growing passion for food’s journey. While it’s true that climate change and politics are often intertwined, such as with climate-smart grants, the driving force behind U.S. companies adopting sustainable practices isn’t being driven by government policies …

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President Trump’s Day-One Executive Orders: Implications on the Agricultural Sector

By Pinion Editorial | January 23, 2025
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On his first day in office, President Trump sought to make a significant display of his priorities by issuing dozens of executive actions. Executive orders are regularly used by incoming presidents to kick off their administrations. Implementation of orders can be slowed down or halted by legal challenges and by …

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How to Use KPIs to Grow Your Business

By Pinion Editorial | January 21, 2025
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Today, there is a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for virtually everything– from revenue and yield to scrap rate and cycle time. KPIs are powerful tools that can help you track performance, make data-driven decisions and move towards your goals with clarity – essentially popping the hood of your business.  But …

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How to Prepare Your Business for Potential Immigration Enforcement

By Pinion Editorial | January 17, 2025
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As the new year moves into full swing and we transition to a new administration, employers should prepare for increased immigration enforcement and significant changes to the U.S. immigration policy. Disruption is expected, most directly, on the labor and supply chains of agriculture, manufacturing, food processing and packaging, and construction …

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What Farmers Foresee as the Top 10 Ag Issues of the Next 20 Years

By Pinion Editorial | January 16, 2025
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What key issues will your agricultural operation face over the next 20 years? Are your concerns in line with other producers’ worries? Farming has grown increasingly complex—and a recent farmer sentiment survey by Pinion sheds some light on key risks and challenges facing agricultural producers. Pinion recently surveyed farmers and …

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Emma Swainston Recognized for Excellent Achievement

By Pinion Editorial | January 13, 2025
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Emma Swainston of Pinion has earned the prestigious Family Firm Institute (FFI) Global Educational Network (GEN) Certificate in Family Business Advising (CFBA). The distinguished certificate is awarded to individuals who have achieved comprehensive professional knowledge and gained significant expertise that can be valuable to family business owners.   As a …

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Recent Movement on Clean Production Fuel Tax Credit (45Z)

By Pinion Editorial | January 13, 2025
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News surrounding ‘45Z guidance’ broke on Friday, January 10, as the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released much anticipated and long overdue guidance on the Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit (Section 45Z).    “While we were hoping for more, at least it’s starting to …

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