After months of coronavirus and a sinking economy, it’s time to raise taxes and reverse the trend. Jack DeWitt argues that our future depends on it.

In January, producers were more optimistic about the economy than a month prior and the expectation of lower taxes may be why.

Christmas came early for the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association (MCA) after the Missouri Tax Commission voted to not increase property taxes for tillable land and a 7 percent decrease in taxes for pasture ground (classified as grades 5-7). Land classified as grade 8 received a 3 percent decrease. MCA Executive Vice President Mike Deering said the […]

The U.S. House approval of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a step in the right direction, according to several agricultural groups.

Farms and ranches need tax relief now. That’s what a South Dakota farmer told the House Ways and Means Subcommittee today, asking them to consider a permanent tax code that boosts the agricultural economy and frees them to reinvest in their businesses. “Farmers and ranchers operate under tight profit margins, often for rates of return […]