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8 Nov 2016
By Marcia Zarley TaylorDTN Executive Editor SAG HARBOR, N.Y. (DTN) -- Deteriorating farm finances are complicating the transfer of farm ownership to the next generation. Farm parents and their successors may need to re-evaluate their previous expectations as cash flows shrink in this farm recession and proposed Treasury regulations limit the use o...
8 Nov 2016
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst By the time this column is posted Tuesday, the polls will be opening across the country to decide whether America will choose its first woman or 44th man to be the 45th president of the United States.* It is hard to imagine two more different choices and, as far as markets are concerned, the possibility of a Trump victo...
7 Nov 2016
By Victoria G. MyersProgressive Farmer Senior Editor Keeping cows on a 365-day calving schedule takes more than a good bull. It requires good body condition. Standards for scoring body condition go back years and are well-defined. "This is an easy tool to pick up, and there are detailed descriptions available," says Lisa Kriese-Anderson, Extensio...
7 Nov 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Average retail prices for most fertilizers continued to languish in the first week of November, according to fertilizer retailers surveyed by DTN. Five of the eight major fertilizers slipped 1% or less compared to a month earlier. On a national average basis UAN28 was a notable exception, settling at...
7 Nov 2016
By Greg D. HorstmeierDTN Editor-in-Chief OMAHA (DTN) -- For the past many election cycles, DTN/The Progressive Farmer has put high priority on covering the run-up to and the results of major voting events. The national election of Nov. 8 will be no exception. At no time in history, however, will the election be so watched, and certainly our covera...