The bill would extend the sales tax exemption to farm production items such as dairy scales, oil, feed scoops and computers used to track farm prices. Farmers have state sales tax exemption on things like farm machinery, fertilizer, seed, and milk house supplies.
Legislators keep talking about wanting to help Wisconsin farmers.
Zimmerman admitted that it will be difficult to get this legislation included in the state budget that is under very tight fiscal status. Zimmerman said the legislation would extend the sales tax exemption to many items used directly in producing a commodity that have previously been taxed. Legal Notice American Farm Bureau Federation, Farm Bureau and the FB Logo are registered service marks of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Voice of Agriculture is a registered service mark of the American Farm Bureau Federation.