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26 Apr 2016
By Pamela SmithDTN/The Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Syngenta shareholders have officially been made an offer to sell their shares to China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina). Tuesday at the Annual General Meeting of Syngenta AG in Basel, the 1,337 shareholders representing 50.68% of the total shares appro...
26 Apr 2016
By Alastair StewartDTN South America Correspondent SAO PAULO, Brazil (DTN) -- Brazil's soybean market picked up last week on the major rally in Chicago futures, but players remain cautious amid continued political volatility. Farmers across southern Brazil sold soybeans last week after local prices jumped. Soybean hit 83 Brazilian reals per 60-kilo...
25 Apr 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The nutrient runoff lawsuit filed by Des Moines Water Works may not go to trial this summer as scheduled, according to an order handed down Monday by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa in Sioux City. The federal lawsuit filed against drainage districts in Buena Vista, Calhoun an...
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...