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April 2019 Articles

Just Rambling April 2018:
Spiritual Corner: Just Like Johnsongrass 
Winners of the 1st Annual Velvet Bennett Roberts photography contest
Scripture to Live By: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Suns Out, Fertilizer Out?
Update on the cattle cycle: what’s next?
Louisiana January 1 All Cattle Inventory Down
Timber markets face challenges
Wildflowers can cause cattle problems
Wheat crop survives below-freezing temperatures
Azaleas herald arrival of Louisiana spring
Farm Bureau Statement on Gray Wolf Delisting
Broad Coalition Urges Congress to Protect Farm Program Funding
New Legislation Provides Economic Boost to 4-H, FFA Students
American Farm Bureau Supports Year-Round E15 Proposal
Nation’s Ag Leaders Urge Ratification of USMCA
Home gardening featured at spring seminar
LSU AgCenter presents AgMagic this spring in Baton Rouge, New Orleans area
Azalea Toxicity in Goats
• New Certification Process for Sales Tax Exemption
Beef Cattle Artificial Insemination Class at Hill Farm Station
LSU AgCenter beef, forage field day set for April 25 in Bossier City
USDA Designates Two Louisiana Parishes as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
LSU AgCenter wheat, cover crop field day set for April 12

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New Certification Process for Sales Tax Exemption

New Certification Process for Sales Tax Exemption Everyone, The process for receiving the state sales and use tax exemption for purchasing of agricultural inputs will be changing. Historically, a producer would complete an exemption certificate form and provide to the input supplier. For example, a cattle rancher or row-crop producer would complete the Louisiana Department of Revenue’s (LDR) Form R-1007 and provide it to the input supplier to be able to purchase inputs without paying state sales and use tax (or pay them at a lower rate). However, on January 15, 2019, the Louisiana Department of Revenue implemented a new certification process in which persons or entities must be certified as a commercial farmer by LDR in order to claim certain sales and use tax exemptions. This new process will become effective on July 1, 2019. Until that time, the old process of simply filling out the exemption certificate form will still be accepted. To become certified as a commercial farmer, the farmer must Form R-1085, Application for Certification as a Commercial Farmer, and attach certain federal income tax documentation such as Schedule F. It appears that this is a one-time application. In other words, you do not have to re-apply each year. Also, there is no indication of any cost to apply. The application may be submitted in one of three methods:
1) Fax the application to LDR at 225-237-6765
2) Mail the application to:
Louisiana Department of Revenue
Revenue Processing Center
PO Box 4998
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4998
3) Apply online via LDR’s LaTAP system by accessing : https://latap.revenue.louisiana.gov/_/ If the application is approved, the person or entity will receive Form R-1091, Commercial Farmer Certification. Each certification will contain two pocket-size versions of the certification. Beginning July 1, 2019, a copy of this Form R-1091 will need to be attached to the exemption certificates listed below for the producer to receive an exemption from state sales and use tax:
R-1007 – Farm –Related Products (Commercial Farmers Only)
· R-1060 – Farm Equipment Sales Tax Exemption Certificate
· R-1065 – Non-Road Utility Vehicles Used Exclusively on Commercial Farms.
So, after July 1, 2019, in order for a producer to purchase fertilizer, for example, without paying the state sales and use tax, that producer would need to complete exemption certificate (Form R-1007), attach a copy of his Commercial Farmer Certification (Form R-1091) and provide it the input supplier.

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