Federal legislation would help craft beverage makers
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6/29/2017
Legislation that would modernize the tax code and streamline regulations for producers of craft beverages will provide opportunities for rural entrepreneurship and expand domestic markets for crops, according to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall.
“New and expanding rural ag-based businesses like craft breweries, distilleries, wineries and cider-makers foster economic development and create much-needed jobs in rural America,” Duvall said in a letter of support to the sponsors of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 (S. 236, H.R. 747).
Read the full article on the American Farm Bureau Federation website.
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