News2020-02-13T08:59:38-06:00

Tax Tips for Forest Landowners: 2022 Tax Year

As a private forest landowner, you may start to think about timber taxes only after having a timber sale. However, each forest activity you conduct can have tax implications. Generally, all income received is taxable unless excluded by tax law, and nothing is deductible unless a provision allows it. Understanding the forest-related provisions and integrating tax planning into your forest management can help lower your overall taxes and increase disposable income. ...

NRCS Announces EQIP-CIC Sign-Up for Fiscal Year 2023

Please see the USDA NRCS Announcement for the (EQIP-CIC) Environmental Quality Incentive Program-Conservation Incentive Contracts. The deadline to have your application in is January 6, 2023. Please share this announcement with other landowners. Contact; Elliott Washington email: ejwashington@pvamu.edu

USDA Announces First Three Lenders for Heirs’ Property Relending Program

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 18, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Akiptan, Inc., the Cherokee Nation Economic Development Trust Authority (CNEDTA) and the Shared Capital Cooperative have been approved or conditionally approved as intermediary lenders through the Heirs’ Property Relending Program (HPRP). Once HPRP loans with these lenders close, these lenders will help agricultural producers and landowners resolve heirs’ land ownership and succession issues. Additionally, USDA encourages more intermediary lenders, ...

Southern SARE Releases 2023 Research & Education Grant Call for Pre-Proposals

GRIFFIN, Georgia -- The Southern region of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program has released its Call for Pre-proposals for the 2023 Research & Education Grants program. The deadline for submitting pre-proposals is June 3, 2022 at 12 p.m. (noon). Note that this CFP is for the Research portion of the Research and Education Grant Program only. The Education Grant will be released at a later date in 2022.