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31 May 2016
By Richard OswaldDTN Special Correspondent LANGDON, Mo. (DTN) -- Deep in the fertile Eastern Corn Belt, where rows are straight and long, few people think about forage. However, DTN View From the Cab farmer Chase Brown does. "This is the most beautiful first cutting I've ever put up," Chase told DTN from his home outside Decatur, Illinois, late Sun...
31 May 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Livestock futures can be as volatile as spring weather in the Southern Plains and contracts were soaring higher Tuesday after producers spent part of last week complaining about downward price swings. Live cattle contracts opened higher Tuesday in part because consumer spending was up 1% in April...
27 May 2016
By Marcia Zarley TaylorDTN Executive Editor DENVER (DTN) -- Just as it pays to monitor your blood pressure or cholesterol levels, it's worth checking the health of your estate plan. Besides changes in your wealth or the status of your personal situation -- marriages, divorces, births and deaths of heirs -- new state and federal tax laws can trigger...
27 May 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Does USDA know if you are actively engaged yet? The department announced Friday a 30-day extension for farmers to record their organizational structures with the Farm Service Agency to determine active engagement in farming. The deadline has been extended to July 1 to complete restructuring or f...
27 May 2016
By Cheryl AndersonDTN Staff Reporter Advancements in developing new fractionated and higher value products from distillers grains into higher value products, and new ethanol processing aids such as antimicrobials, were the focus of a number of speakers at the recent Distillers Grains Technology Council's annual Distillers Grains Symposium Thursday ...