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Has your Bank Created a Pandemic Timeline to Ascertain and Manage Risks?

Has your Bank Created a Pandemic Timeline to Ascertain and Manage Risks?

By Sandy Sporleder | November 30, 2020
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By Kerry Hatzenbuehler & Melissa DeDonder Although the Fall 2020 OCC Semiannual Risk Perspective has been published, the Spring 2020 issue relayed important information for banks to consider related to this crazy year.  Many of you have documented and are continuing to document how the bank responded to the pandemic.  …

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Good News for Many Farmers: USDA Amends Erred Regulation

By Brian Kuehl | November 18, 2020
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Loveland, CO – November 18, 2020 – KCoe Isom, a national leader in food and agricultural consulting and accounting services, applauded the decision today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to amend its recent “Payment Limitations and Payment Eligibility” regulation.  The action will immediately correct an error in the regulation …

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KCoe Advisors Earn Credential to Help Food & Ag Businesses Improve Sustainability Performance and Reporting

By K·Coe Editorial | November 2, 2020
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KCoe Isom is excited to announce that sustainability advisor Lisa Becker has completed the training and testing required to become credentialed as a The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) Trained Service Provider for THESIS, a credential to improve businesses sustainability performance. “Many of our clients are being asked to do more to …

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Why Today is a Good Day to Jumpstart Your Succession Plan

Why Today is a Good Day to Jumpstart Your Succession Plan

By Kala Jenkins | October 30, 2020
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Agricultural businesses have withstood their fair share of COVID disruption – from family life to the workplace.  While this has forced financial strain, labor disruptions, and tough decisions on producers, it has also ripened some opportunities where you might not expect them, including a Succession Plan. In times like these, …

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Advocating for the Future of Family Farms: A Plea for Critical Regulation Change

By Pinion Editorial | October 29, 2020
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Working on behalf of American Food & Agriculture businesses, K·Coe Isom submitted an open letter to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue on October 28, 2020 regarding new regulations that threaten the well-being of thousands of American family farms. The “Payment Limit and Payment Eligibility” regulation released on August 24, 2020 will …

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Money Watch for Manufacturers: Making Proactive Supply Chain Decisions Now Can Add Up

By Pinion Editorial | October 27, 2020
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With major disruptions accelerating the “reshoring” of manufacturing back to the U.S. – the trade war and import tariffs, and now the pandemic – the tremendous effects on global supply chains have been seemingly the knock-out punch to globalization as we once knew it. How manufacturers respond to supply chain …

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Farm Resilience beyond 2020: 3 Critical Actions for Ag Businesses

Farm Resilience beyond 2020: 3 Critical Actions for Ag Businesses

By K·Coe Editorial | October 23, 2020
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The state of the farm economy has certainly seen better times.  After accounting for input costs, farmers and ranchers received only eight cents out of every dollar spent on food in the U.S. in 2019, according to the American Farm Bureau.  The remainder was attributed to costs beyond the farm …

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Tech Resiliency

Testing Your Tech Resiliency for Planned or Unplanned Events

By Pinion Editorial | October 22, 2020
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Due to the uncertainty of the future, COVID-19 effects, election results, and the increased IT risks that occur during and in the aftermath of such monumental events, it is crucial for organizations to be proactive and have a risk-oriented view of their environment.  Why?  Bottom line is that your business …

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