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In this session of AgriPOWER, Class 14 was able to tour some unique forms of agriculture as well as dive into hot topics like CAUV, H-2A and the carbon market.

Current Agricultural Use Value (CAUV) affects everyone in agriculture when it comes tax time and determining what your land is valued at. As a manager, I am always looking for new ways to attain employees, so it was very interesting to learn about the H-2A program and all that it involves just to acquire an H2A employee. Personally, I learned what a carbon credit is and how 45Z could be affecting my grain elevator with the ethanol manufacturing tax credits available. This is something that I have taken back to the office to look into for our cooperative’s future.

I love to try new things, so my favorite part of Session 4 was all the new local food and drinks I was able to try. At Rittman Orchards I had apples I’d never heard of and Bent Ladder cider, then at Keller Meats the honey barbecue beef sticks and blueberry maple sausage were delicious. Of course, I brought a couple gorgeous plants home from Boyert’s Greenhouse & Farm as well.

Our hosts were wonderful to chat with and very transparent with their stories that shaped them.