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U.S. biodiesel industry struggles without subsidy

By Stephanie Kelly November 15, 2019

New York | Reuters — When John Whittington shut his Indiana biodiesel plant this week, he knew the move would leave all 14 of his workers there looking for jobs heading into the U.S. holiday season. But he felt he had no choice. A $1-per-gallon subsidy that had been propping up the industry since 2005 […] Read more

Canola, News

Canola checkoff tax credit available

By Alberta Canola Producers Commission February 15, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute Canola growers who didn’t ask for a checkoff refund last year can get a tax credit for the portion used for qualifying research. The tax credit rate for Alberta canola producers in 2018 is 17.43 per cent. That means a grower who paid $100 in canola checkoffs would receive a $17.43 tax credit. The Scientific […] Read more

Crops, Machinery & Shop, Reuters

U.S. biodiesel lobby drops effort to adjust tax credit

By Michael Hirtzer, Tom Polansek May 25, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — The biggest U.S. biodiesel lobbying group has dropped its nine-year push to convert a US$1-per-gallon tax credit available to blenders of the biofuel into one for producers, the vice-president of federal affairs said on Friday. The tax credit benefits companies that blend biodiesel into fuel sold at U.S. gas stations. It […] Read more

Canola, News

Tax credit for canola checkoffs

By Alberta Canola Producers Commission February 28, 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Canola is reminding its members that they can get a tax credit on a portion of the checkoffs they paid in 2017. The Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax credit allows canola growers to claim the portion of the checkoff used to fund qualifying research. “Farmers are funding research into finding solutions to agronomic […] Read more

The UPA mounted a public campaign to put pressure on the provincial government to reconsider its plans for the farmland tax credit program. (UPA.qc.ca)

Livestock

Quebec’s winter trails to remain open as tax reform halted

By Alberta Farmer Staff February 3, 2017

Snowmobile trails going through farmland owned by members of Quebec’s Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) will remain open as the province hits the brakes on changes to its farmland property tax credit plan. UPA members had recently pledged to revoke previously-permitted access to their land for snowmobile trails starting Monday (Feb. 6) in a dispute […] Read more

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The lowdown on tax filing for farmers

That time of year is coming around again — here are some things to bear in mind as you prepare your tax return

By Canada Revenue Agency Release March 18, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes If you raise a few farm animals or have a plot to grow your own food, you are considered a hobby farmer, rather than a business, and you can’t deduct any expenses or losses. But if you devote the majority of your time to farming by investing in buildings, machinery, and inventories to run the […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery & Shop, Markets

Farm business tax credits on tap in Manitoba budget

By Alberta Farmer Staff April 30, 2015

Expansions and extensions for tax credits of use to Manitoba farmers and small agribusinesses were laid out Thursday in the province’s latest budget. Finance Minister Greg Dewar’s plan calls for an expansion of the province’s small business venture capital tax credit, broadening its list of eligible businesses to include “non-traditional farming” ventures, as well as […] Read more

Crops, News

Tax credits for checkoffs

By Alberta Agriculture And Rural Development March 6, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta producers who have paid checkoffs through the provincial wheat, barley, pulse and canola commissions are eligible for a scientific research tax credit. In the case of wheat, nine per cent of checkoffs are eligible for a tax credit, which is based on the amount invested in R&D that meets the criteria laid out by […] Read more

Crops

Prairie crop checkoff tax credits pegged for 2014

By Alberta Farmer Staff February 24, 2015

Prairie crop growers who are preparing their returns for the 2014 tax year and didn’t ask for refunds on their crop checkoffs may be able to see some of those funds come back in tax credits. Some crop commodity groups’ checkoffs qualify for the federal Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR+ED) tax credit, which can […] Read more

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U.S. biodiesel industry struggles without subsidy

Canola checkoff tax credit available

U.S. biodiesel lobby drops effort to adjust tax credit

Tax credit for canola checkoffs

Quebec’s winter trails to remain open as tax reform halted

The lowdown on tax filing for farmers

Farm business tax credits on tap in Manitoba budget

Tax credits for checkoffs

Prairie crop checkoff tax credits pegged for 2014

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