Navigating your farm income taxes and exploring Europe’s climate policies

Welcome to Episode 174 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, the director of Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation offers farmers tips for strategically managing their income taxes and reminds farmers of a new federal law with costly consequences. Later in the episode, Iowa Farm Bureau economist Dr. Christopher Pudenz discusses the impacts of European climate regulations and offers Iowa farmers a chance to study those impacts firsthand, as participants in a 2025 Market Study Tour of Brussels and the Netherlands.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Register for Iowa Farm Bureau’s 2024 Iowa Farm Income Tax Webinar (Nov. 18) or view the recording.
• Avoid steep fines and other penalties by filing your farm’s beneficial ownership information (BOI) with the U.S. Treasury Department by Jan. 1, 2025.  To learn more about this requirement, visit calt.iastate.edu or fincen.gov.
• Apply for Iowa Farm Bureau’s 2025 Market Study Tour of Brussels and the Netherlands.
• Register for Iowa Farm Bureau’s Annual Meeting and County Leadership Conference.