Tribal Food Producer Info Session: Preparing farm taxes — Resource Sheet
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This resource sheet for the Tribal Food Producer Information Session: Tax Preparation and Tax Resources session from the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center shares five steps to preparing for farm business taxes with key takeaways from the webinar and additional resources.
The webinar was led by Dale Grant, PLLC, Ashton Business Consulting and facilitated by Jen Falck (Oneida Nation), owner of Kahulahele Farmstead and Partnership Program Coordinator, Menominee Tribe’s Department of Agriculture and Food Systems; Dan Cornelius (Oneida Nation), owner of Yowela Farms, grower of heritage Indigenous crops, and Outreach Program Manager for the University of Wisconsin Law School’s Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; and Marc Grignom (Menominee Nation), hemp farmer, Intertribal Food Business Development Coordinator for Menominee Tribe’s Department of Agriculture and Food Systems and Policy and Strategy Specialist for the Rural Coalition.
This information session took place on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 to provide a space for food producers from Tribal nations in the Great Lakes Midwest to gather and learn together.
Grant funding, provided by the USDA, will soon be available across the Great Lakes Midwest. This includes the first phase of the Business Builder subaward program for food and/or farm businesses in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. Over $10 million dollars will be distributed to technical assistance providers and eligible business owners over the next four years.
For more information about future events and resources, interested parties can visit https://www.canr.msu.edu/glm-rfbc/ or email glm-rfbc@msu.edu.
Contributors
- Jamie Rahrig, Food and Farm Outreach Specialist, webinar synthesis, review, and guidance
- Emma Beauchamp, Communication Strategist, communication guidance
- Melissa Hill, Communication Manager, design and layout
- Colleen Matts, Director, Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center, review and guidance
About the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center
The Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center is dedicated to offering coordination, technical assistance, and capacity building opportunities for farmers, producers, and other food business owners, in support of a more resilient and competitive food system.
Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems (MI) coordinates the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center that is comprised of network coordinators – Chicago Food Policy Action Council (IL) https://www.chicagofoodpolicy.com/, Northwest Indiana Food Council (IN) https://www.nwifoodcouncil.org/, Food Finance Institute at the University of Wisconsin System (WI) https://foodfinanceinstitute.org/ , and the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Food Systems https://www.menominee-nsn.gov/ – who seek to take a transformational, rather than transactional, approach. Learn more at https://www.canr.msu.edu/glm-rfbc.
Support for the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center comes from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service Regional Food Business Centers Program. The 12 USDA Regional Food Business Centers support all 50 U.S. States and Territories, and are inclusive of all types of agricultural products produced locally or regionally.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider. USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
