Noah Wicks

South Dakota

Associate Editor at @agripulse | Believer in the power of empathy | Formerly @augiemirror and @daily_leader | Email: [email protected] | DM me for signal

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Articles

Daybreak June 3: AFBF details farm tax impact; Calif. USDA offices to stay open

4 days ago | agri-pulse.com | Noah Wicks

The average farm would pay $5,125 more in taxes each year should Congress fail to extend expiring provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, according to an analysis by the American Farm Bureau Federation. The additional taxes would total $9.3 billion for the ag sector. The biggest impact would come from higher individual tax rates and the expiration of the 20% deduction for pass-through business income.
Daybreak May 29: State attorneys general cheer court decision on Trump tariffs

1 week ago | agri-pulse.com | Noah Wicks

The attorneys general of Oregon and New York called a decision by the Court of International Trade Wednesday striking down worldwide 10% tariffs a victory for small businesses. “These tariffs are a massive tax hike on working families and American businesses that would have led to more inflation, economic damage to businesses of all sizes, and job losses across the country if allowed to continue,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said.
Federal judge in Iowa finds Swampbuster constitutional

1 week ago | agri-pulse.com | Noah Wicks

A federal judge on Thursday upheld the constitutionality of the farm bill’s Swampbuster provision, which puts producers at risk of losing access to farm program benefits if caught destroying protected wetlands. U.S. District Judge C.J. Williams of Iowa’s Northern District wrote in an opinion that Congress has the power to place conditions on federal funding given to farmers.
Supreme Court limits scope of reviews under National Environmental Policy Act

1 week ago | agri-pulse.com | Noah Wicks

The Supreme Court on Thursday narrowed the scope of National Environmental Policy Act reviews, finding such analyses should be simply "a procedural cross-check, not a substantive roadblock" for private and public projects.
CRP Approaches Enrollment Cap as Program’s Authority Near Lapse

1 week ago | agriculture.com | Noah Wicks

USDA is accepting new applications for the Conservation Reserve Program but high enrollment over the past few years will limit the amount of land USDA can enroll. And with authorization of the program set to lapse Sept. 30, it's not clear whether USDA will be able to accept applications next year. Four major conservation programs were included in the House’s budget reconciliation bill but CRP was not.
Conservation Programs to Get Baseline Boost Under House Reconciliation Bill

1 week ago | agriculture.com | Noah Wicks

Four major farm bill conservation programs would see a significant, permanent boost to their funding levels under the sweeping budget reconciliation bill that Republicans pushed through the House.
Court broadly strikes down Trump tariffs

1 week ago | agri-pulse.com | Noah Wicks

The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump overstepped his authority in using the Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs on all countries. A three-judge panel declared Trump's orders placing 10% tariffs on all countries and preparing to raise rates for specific countries in July fell outside of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which allows the president to regulate economic transactions in emergency situations.
Conservation programs to get baseline boost under House reconciliation bill

1 week ago | agri-pulse.com | Noah Wicks

Four major farm bill conservation programs would see a significant, permanent boost to their funding levels under the sweeping budget reconciliation bill that Republicans pushed through the House.
Looming CRP expiration leaves program's future at risk, despite enrollment nearing cap

1 week ago | agri-pulse.com | Noah Wicks

USDA is accepting new applications for the Conservation Reserve Program but high enrollment over the past few years will limit the amount of land USDA can enroll. And with authorization of the program set to lapse Sept. 30, it's not clear whether USDA will be able to accept applications next year. Four major conservation programs were included in the House’s budget reconciliation bill but CRP was not.
CRP approaches enrollment cap as program's authority near lapse

1 week ago | agri-pulse.com | Noah Wicks

USDA is accepting new applications for the Conservation Reserve Program but high enrollment over the past few years will limit the amount of land USDA can enroll. And with authorization of the program set to lapse Sept. 30, it's not clear whether USDA will be able to accept applications next year. Four major conservation programs were included in the House’s budget reconciliation bill but CRP was not.