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  • Tax Credits Important to Renewable Fuels

    The short term extension of the payroll tax reduction expires February 29 and a formal House-Senate conference committee has been convened to negotiate a longer-term extension. Most on Capitol Hill acknowledge that the bill is likely to be the only tax bill that will be passed before elections. The legislation remains the best possibility to extend production and investment tax credits that have done so much to boost renewable energy technologies and markets.   The American Soybean Association is hoping that Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and other lawmakers are successful in their call for the conference committee to [...]

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  • New Home for State’s Largest Extension Office

    The state’s largest County Extension office has a new home. The Marion County Extension office is now located in Discovery Hall at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.  County Extension Director Ron Hoyt says this central location will allow his 5 educators to better serve Indianapolis, “The central location makes our office easier for all of the people in the city to reach.” He added, for 4-H in particular, having a location at the State Fair is especially significant.   While the Marion County 4-H program is one of the largest in the state, it has a much different structure and serves [...]

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  • Ban The Brand, Another Challenge for the Cattle Industry

    Adjusting to change is not always easy, especially when that change is forced upon you by outside forces.  When I began in broadcasting, vinyl records and reel-to-reel magnetic tape were the tools of the trade. Today, the records and the reels are gone and computers rule the day.  In addition, we radio guys not only have to broadcast but we also tweet, facebook, and post web site reports.  The cattle industry has also been experiencing this kind of future shock.  Economic and cultural  forces are forcing changes in some of the industry’s most treasured traditions.   In December of 2003, [...]

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