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14 Nov 2016
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The agriculture community has expressed some puzzlement that President-elect Donald Trump has put Washington lobbyist Michael Torrey in charge of the transition at the Agriculture Department, because Torrey was not among the people listed by the campaign on Trump's agricultural advis...
14 Nov 2016
By Marcia Zarley TaylorDTN Executive Editor INDIANAPOLIS (DTN) -- If you want a sneak peek at the conversations that will be taking place in lenders' offices this winter, study actual farm business records from year-end 2015, ag economists are warning. All signs indicate a number of Grain Belt operators have depleted their liquid reserves and will...
11 Nov 2016
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- This bi-monthly column condenses the latest news in the field of crop technology, research and products. BT SAFETY STUDIES PUBLISHED Bt traits got international attention this past month, after Mexican scientists released a mega-analysis of Bt-corn hybrids and Philippine scientists teame...
11 Nov 2016
By Marcia Zarley TaylorDTN Executive Editor SAG HARBOR, N.Y. (DTN) -- Veteran Ohio farmer Mark Bryant has spent much of his career gleaning lessons from the 1980s. So it's no surprise his goal for his family's Washington Courthouse operation in the current ag recession is to minimize losses, conserving strength to prosper when prices rebound. "Eve...
11 Nov 2016
By Marcia Zarley TaylorDTN Executive Editor INDIANAPOLIS (DTN) -- Harvest 2016 isn't officially over, but already predictions of a fourth and fifth consecutive year of grim commodity prices in 2017 and 2018 are putting a damper on agricultural lenders' attitudes. Those attending the American Banker Association conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, ...