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From February 15 to April 30, 2024, taxpayers will settle PIT for the previous year. The Ministry of Finance encourages the use of e-services and settling taxes electronically. This year, for the first time, the Your e-PIT service will also be available to people running businesses and special departments of agricultural production. The Ministry of Finance (MF) and the National Tax Administration (KAS) will make the Your e-PIT service available for the sixth time. This is one of the most popular e-services of the Polish administration. It is available in three language versions: Polish, English and Ukrainian. – Year…

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment is working on changing the net-billing system, i.e. billing prosumers who produce electricity not only from photovoltaics, but also from windmills. The Ministry of Environmental Protection emphasized that there is and will not be a return to the old rules, i.e. quantitative settlement of net-metering. As we know, from April 1, 2022, a new prosumer settlement system (net-billing) was introduced, which replaced a more favorable and predictable system based on the so-called holidays. Changing the rules for accounting for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources is unfavorable for at least three…

The nationwide farmers’ protest planned for February 20 is starting to take more and more shape. As farmers inform us, the tracks will be blocked in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. The next stage of the nationwide farmers’ protest is planned for next Tuesday, February 20. This time, expressways and access roads to cities are planned to be blocked. Farmers from the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship are going a step further – they have planned to block wide tracks. Farmers will block the tracks leading to the golden seed This is a peaceful manifestation, we are organizing as farmers from the region -…

From the National Farm Machinery Show tradeshow floor, Kubota Tractor Corporation introduced its new LX2620 compact tractors, RTV-X1130 and RTV-X, to farmers and ranchers nationwide. Kubota’s LX20 Series has evolved to include the introduction of the new LX2620 to its popular tractor lineup. The LX2620 comes with a wide range of performance-matched implements that make it ideal for gardening, landscaping, snow removal, and property maintenance jobs. Ergonomic lever grips and steering wheel come standard in all models, and a new deluxe seat is available in the cab model; all focusing on operator comfort. Other key features include reduced HST noise…

On Feb. 14, 2024, EPA issued an existing stocks order for the distribution and use of over- the-top (OTT) dicamba products whose registrations were vacated on Feb. 6 by the federal court decision in Arizona. What does existing stocks order mean for farmers? According to the order, existing stocks means those stocks of previously registered pesticide (XtendiMax, Engenia, and Tavium) packaged, labeled, and ready for shipment prior to Feb. 6, 2024. This means that agricultural co-ops, commercial distributors, and others, who were in possession of these products on Feb. 6 may sell and distribute OTT dicamba using deadlines that vary…

In recent days, farmers protesting on the roads have also decided to block border crossings. As they say, only decisive steps can bring them success in the implementation of their demands. The first border crossing in Dorohusk was blocked. In the following days, blockades were added in Dołhobyczów, Zosin and Medyka. In each place, farmers unanimously emphasize that the protests are organized from the bottom up, by the farmers themselves. Farmers emphasize: the strike is grassroots This is not a protest of any organizations. Everyone is together. This is a grassroots protest by farmers. Today there are no leaders,…

New Holland’s new flagship combine, the 775-hp CR11, was redesigned from the ground up to lean more heavily into productivity and power efficiency. The new model made its North American debut at the 2024 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville. New Holland said it tailored the new combine in anticipation of how harvesting demands will continue to evolve. Because of how higher-yielding crops and unpredictable weather can affect both this season’s crop and the next, New Holland engineers aimed to design a machine that can clear fields quickly to protect the quality while ensuring the following year’s crop establishment can…

Today’s session of the major stock exchange ended with an increase in the recommended price of fattened pigs for the second time in a row. The rate set today is the highest in over 4 months. Today’s increase may not have been as impressive as last week’s, but breeders should not complain: compared to last week, the price of fattening pigs recommended by VEZG increased by 5 euro cents, reaching the level at the beginning of October. Prices of fattening pigs on a large stock exchange Today’s session ended with the establishment of the recommended price of fattening pigs at…

Strawberries are usually the main attraction when it comes to springtime produce. Who can resist a strawberry from the fields on a late spring day? Especially when it is bursting with flavor and can be incorporated into smoothies, desserts, syrups, preserves, or just a raw, healthy snack. The truth is that not many can turn down a fresh strawberry. That’s why the Agricultural Research Service’s strawberry breeding program in Beltsville, Maryland. is shaking up your Valentine’s Day with news of a new cultivar called Lumina that produces lustrous bright red strawberries that are large and sweet. Early research results quickly…

The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation is the oldest and largest provider of need-based scholarships to military children. In the 2023-2024 academic year, MCSF awarded over $1.16 million nationwide for CTE scholarship support to Marine Scholars. Last week, the United States Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution recognizing February 2024 as Career and Technical Education Month, led by Senate CTE Caucus co-chairs Sens. Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). Now, with February recognized as Career and Technical Education Month. the MCSF is opening up applications for non-degree certificate programs of any…