Source: Chris Clayton, PROGRESSIVE FARMER, 1/12/18


Intensity has heightened to find a legislative solution to new tax code benefits for farmer cooperatives under Section 199A which could direct agricultural sales away from private companies. On Friday, USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach issued the following statement, noting the unintended consequences and concern some ag stakeholders have expressed about the section's impact on the grain business. 

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