New Bulletin Available on Farm Income Taxes: Am I a Farm Business?

Jan 27, 2026

By Jonathan LaPorte

Many people find taxes to be complicated and even intimidating. Tax returns for farmers may be many pages long, involving multiple forms and schedules. Determining your status as a farmer and your operation’s status as a farm business is an important start. Determining your business structure has significant implications for taxes as well.

Farm Income Taxes: Am I a Farm Business? (Bulletin E3510) from Michigan State University Extension explores how to begin navigating income taxes, including the potential impact your business activities and business structure may have on how you file taxes. Visit the DEMaND Series website to download this new resource today. Check out additional articles, bulletins, webinar recordings and more!

Source : msu.edu

Video: Understanding the Basics of the Renewable Fuel Standard

On Friday, April 24, 2026, from 12 noon–1:00 ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, alongside the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s (PDA) Agricultural Business Development Center (ABDC), presented this webinar in the Understanding Agricultural Law Educational Series, a course designed to develop subject matter literacy and competence on fundamental issues of agricultural law for attorneys and business advisors who work with or represent agricultural or rural clients but may not necessarily specialize in agricultural law:

“Understanding the Basics of the Renewable Fuel Standard”

The Clean Air Act’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program requires transportation fuel sold in the United States to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuels such as ethanol, biodiesel, or advanced biofuels. Established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and later expanded by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, the RFS is implemented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in collaboration with the Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

This webinar provides an overview of the legal authority and structure for the RFS program and explain how it works, including the program’s system of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) and categories of renewable fuels. Additionally, this webinar addresses EPA annual volume requirement rulemaking and associated recent legal issues.