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      <dc:creator>Tanya Brooks</dc:creator>
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      <dc:creator>Isabel Duarte</dc:creator>
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      <description><![CDATA[Spray drones at or above 55 pounds need an FAA exemption and an Agricultural Aircraft Operator Certificate under Part 137 before they can legally fly over a crop — and a 2025 University of Missouri cost study puts real per-acre numbers behind the ownership-versus-custom-hire decision.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Congress restored full first-year bonus depreciation and raised Section 179 limits for 2026 — here is what the IRS's own publications say about how the two provisions actually work on a farm return.]]></description>
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