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24 Mar 2016
By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor NEW ORLEANS (DTN) -- The high value of the dollar against some U.S. export rivals means more emphasis is needed on export logistics for American farmers to stay competitive. That translates into looking at U.S. infrastructure investments that allow American agriculture to save through cheaper, more efficient t...
24 Mar 2016
By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor NEW ORLEANS (DTN) -- The high value of the dollar against some U.S. export rivals means more emphasis is needed on export logistics for American farmers to stay competitive. That translates into looking at U.S. infrastructure investments that allow American agriculture to save through cheaper, more efficient t...
24 Mar 2016
By Elizabeth WilliamsDTN Special Correspondent INDIANOLA, Iowa (DTN) -- Tumbling commodity profits have producers scurrying for ways to pump up their bottom line. After controlling costs and better marketing, conventional farmers are looking at other alternatives to bring in extra cash. Organic crops perhaps? "I get two to three calls per day from...
24 Mar 2016
By Bryce AndersonDTN Senior Ag Meteorologist Even in a year when El Nino has commanded the weather news headlines, there is still occasion for blocking high pressure to elbow its way into the forefront. We're seeing that now at the end of March with the pattern over the Corn Belt set to be on the cold and stormy side over the next couple weeks. Th...
23 Mar 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- A group of Nebraska grain providers to Abengoa Bioenergy ethanol plants is not happy with the recent court approval of $41 million of financing the company obtained as part of Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings ongoing in a United States bankruptcy court. Nebraska grain companies caught up in the bank...