Senators mulling tax-exempt donations for ag research
by MBJ Staff Published: September 19,2011
Tags: agriculture, agriculture research, charitable giving, farmers, farms, federal government, ranchers, ranches, taxes
WASHINGTON — Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate to allow tax-exempt donations to support agricultural research as a means to help keep American agriculture on the forefront of food production breakthroughs. The Charitable Agriculture Research Act (S.1561) is a bipartisan measure authored by Senate Agriculture Committee chairman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Sen. John [...] [...]
