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25 Apr 2016
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst With just a little over two months remaining before new rules for verifying the weight of shipping containers before they are loaded onto cargo ships go into effect, agricultural-product and other shippers still have many answered questions about how the new system will be enforced. The International Maritime ...
25 Apr 2016
By Victoria G. MyersProgressive Farmer Senior Editor Start talking shrink with cattle producers and you're wandering into touchy territory. It's a negotiating tool; it's a frequent complaint on both sides of the deal; and it's a cost inexperienced sellers can wind up seriously underestimating. Doug Rogers has a few thoughts on the subject. He sells...
22 Apr 2016
By Cheryl AndersonDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. Grains Council and the three ethanol producers chosen by China to fill out lengthy questionnaires have been granted a one-week extension by China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC). According to Tom Sleight, president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Grains Council, the three mandatory ...
22 Apr 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- There will be no hearing of the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on the waters of the United States rule as a result of an order issued Thursday by the court in Cincinnati. Instead of the entire 23-judge court reviewing the case, the illegal future of the rule will remain in the hands ...
21 Apr 2016
By Karl WolfshohlProgressive Famer Contributor As farms grow bigger and more sophisticated, and the playing field gets more competitive, decision-making must become faster and more precise. Applying real-time data to the production and financial arms of an operation is key to making it happen. Such is the case with Silent Shade Planting Co., of Bel...