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How international money wants to invest in American Farms.

By Robert Morgan

Published Jun 12, 2018

MERCOSUR, or “ The Common Market of the Southern Cone” was established in March of 1990 by the Treaty of Asuncion and was implemented to create a Common Agricultural trade export import market by its now four signatories ( Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia) Venezuela is no longer part of the BLOC and Bolivia has a rather divided influence in MERCOSUR’S role. It has succeeded its predecessor, LAFTA ( Latin American Free Trade Association) in both economic integration as well as unlimited agricultural capital funding and has evolved into a powerful international influence in trade, agriculture, finance, exports, imports, and tariffs with many allies of which desire and inherently depend on its scalability including the United Arab Emirates, The European Union and more recently The United States of America. Brazil and Argentina are the largest Member countries, in territory and population in South America and each have large as well as highly developed consumer markets. Argentina is rich in Natural Resources and has a robust Export Oriented Agricultural Sector... At present, The MERCOSUR and its members and associate members are targeting investment into agriculture in the United States...

Understanding Agrilend and the MERCOSUR

By Robert Morgan

Published Jun 17, 2018

The MERCOSUR is a powerful dominant force in international global markets and originally began with its Members;Bolivia, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina as direct Member Countries, in South America, however it is rapidly gaining momentum by its cooperative Associate Member Countries in Central America and its international prowess relies on its ability to cooperate confidential public private initiative agreements with cooperating countries desiring to do corporate business attached with attractive concensions by partnering with MERCOSUR for the sake of obtaining finance, capital, agricultural export or import, natural resources and as an exchange for favor. It is however important to distinguish its Members current state and its Associate Members current state. The MERCOSUR is a consummation of a likely, if not inevitable global economic marriage... They include The Council of The Common Market ( “ Council”) the Common Market Group ( “ The Group”) the MERCOSUR Commerce Commission ( “ MCC”), the Joint Parliament Commision, the Economic and Social Consultative Forum ( “ Forum”), the Administrative Secretariat ( “ Secretariat”), the Permanent Appellate Tribunal ( “ the Tribunal”) and the Committee of Permanent Representatives ( “ CPR”) The Plan of Agrilend in 2018-2019 is to provide unlimited capital to The United States Agricultural Industry as well as expanding its American brand to the Latin American Markets through ts distribution and prowess through MERCOSUR by its Member Countries or Associate Member Countries... It is important for International Agriculture to be financed all forces combine, MERCOSUR is now creating alliance with United Arab Emirates as well as Asia and Europe and Australia and even adopting Sharia-Compliant Finance Principles to finance partnerships world wide...

How can Farmers get Paid Right Now By Becoming an Agrilend Member

By Robert Morgan

Published Jun 29, 2018

Agricultural Businesses or Farmers for the last few centuries have relied on Fiat Currency. In Monetary economics, fiat money is an intrinsic value object or record and is widely used as a means of payment. Investment Bankers can monitor its supply in circulation by the money aggregates, M1,M2,M3, or M4. However for a farmer who relies on goods being exchanged Fiat has several disadvantages, especially for Agricultural Farmers who produce today hoping to get paid tomorrow for the commodities they produce... Recently, we discovered a flaw brought to our attention by some of our partners in United Arab Emirates utilizing the technology with one of our MERCOSUR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS in which we fixed immediately after observation...

MERCOSUR Farming to Cure Cancer

By Robert Morgan

Published Jun 19, 2018

In Colombia, which is only an Associate Member of MERCOSUR farmers have found large concentrations of Rubidium. Rubidium has no known biological role but has a slight stimulative effect on metabolism, probably because rubidium is like potassium. The two elements are found together in minerals and soils, although potassium is much more abundant than rubidium. Plants will absorb rubidium quiet readily... Recently medical researchers from all over the world including United Arab Emirates are having affiliations with MERCOSUR and providing Capital for more research and development in addition to having a reserve for financing agriculture...

A New Era of Farm Employees: Farm Technicians vs. Farm Hands?

By Gregory Heilers

Published Jun 4, 2018

Traditional agricultural skills that made civilization possible are still alive and in use today. At the same time, hundreds of farm technician job listings across the US, and the rise of precision agriculture and software, clearly evidence the need for technologically-savvy farm technicians in the 21st century agricultural industry. It’s no surprise that tech-friendly millennials interested in farming are encouraged by these developments, which may make farming less labor intensive than in generations past. Technology may even be the antidote to a number of ills plaguing modern agriculture, which have led to a drastic decrease in the number of farms across the United States. Satellite technology provides a broader view of agricultureTo assess the current state of affairs across the globe, I solicited the expert advice from one of the preeminent farmers in the United States, Joel Salatin, co-owner of Polyface Farm, and John Fargher, co-founder and COO of Australia-based cutting-edge farm management software, AgriWebb...

20 Years Later: What Roundup Ready Crops Taught Us About Weed Management

By Amanda Allworth

Published Aug 21, 2018

It’s been over two decades since the first Roundup Ready crops were planted in commercial fields... Roundup Ready corn and soybeans quickly became the norm in fields across the United States, and as a result, application of glyphosate increased dramatically... Today, the International Survey of Herbicide Resistant Weeds reports that 17 weed species in the United States are glyphosate-resistant... Trends in glyphosate herbicide use in the United States and globally... Trends in glyphosate herbicide use in the United States and globally...

How Brazilian Big Agriculture is Destroying the Brazilian Amazon

By Maria Dampman

Published Apr 4, 2018

The rampant deforestation of the Amazon began in the 1970s when the government of Brazil determined they needed to build over 9,000 miles of roads help integrate the rainforest with the populated bordering areas. As the deeper parts of the rainforest became accessible, development of these lands became possible, and once begun, continued at an alarming rate. Farmers, loggers and cattle ranchers cleared forest to create grazing land as well as to grow highly profitable crops like soy. In the beginning, no one was aware of the disastrous environmental consequences of destroying the forest often described as “the lungs of the Earth... It’s partly because of these practices that the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reported that large-scale beef production gives rise to more greenhouse gases than the transportation industry...

Is Your Farm Adequately Insured?

By Nationwide Farm Insurance

Published Apr 15, 2019

Don't risk finding out if your farm is under-insured when you have a loss Insuring to the accurate value of your home, buildings, equipment and inventory is an important consideration when reviewing your insurance coverage needs. Here’s why: If you have a major loss and your property is not properly valued, your claim reimbursement could fall short of your expectations and put you in a bind. In the event of a major loss, this might even create a serious financial shortfall. Studies show that a large percentage of homes and farm buildings in the United States are under-insured. So we recommend discussing this with your insurance agent to ensure you’re keeping your property values up-to-date...

Categories: Agribusiness

1031 Exchanges and Farm Land: 5 Things that Landowners Need to Know

By Tyler Davis

Published Aug 2, 2019

A 1031 Exchange is a tax-deferred swap program in which farmers and others in the agriculture industry can participate. Farmland, vacant land, and certain agriculture assets are considered real estate assets under the Internal Revenue Code. As much, farmers and others are able to utilize Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1031 in order to defer tax upon the disposition of farmland and acquisition of a “like-kind” piece of property. Section 1031 exchanges, which originally began in the 1920’s, have seen numerous tweaks and changes over the years to get us to the rules that are in place today... #2 – The Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017 changed the rules for Farmers The Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017 (Tax Reform) brought huge changes to the tax structure in the United States and the agriculture industry was not exempt...

Categories: Ag Issues in Washington, Agribusiness

How to Source Farm Interns

By Gregory Heilers

Published May 12, 2018

The Keenans were up to their elbows in infrastructure projects, animal husbandry, and a burgeoning farmstay business, and needed help in a bad way. Balancing a post and beam, lime plaster home construction project against caretaking goats and chickens, while juggling four human kids to boot, left the Keenans with little time for their personal lives. So, the family turned to the outside world for help. As a recent college grad excited about farming, I responded to their advertisement, and soon found my way to the delightful Keenan homestead... net is that it attracts a wide range of visitors, not just those from the United States...

Categories: Agribusiness, Marketing, Specialty