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20 Jan 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter ALTOONA, Iowa (DTN) -- Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad called out Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz for his so-called anti-ethanol positions, while fellow Republican Donald Trump told a packed house at the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit Tuesday that he would support and defend the Renewable Fuels Standard as pre...
20 Jan 2016
By Jim PatricoProgressive Farmer Senior Editor The farm equipment industry won't remember 2015 fondly. Sales of new equipment continued a two-year slide; used equipment began to pile up on dealer lots and production lines slowed, causing employee layoffs. Looking ahead to 2016, the industry sees a largely unchanged ag business environment and can o...
20 Jan 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Livestock producers and other stakeholders largely are not aware of new federal rules changing the way farmers are allowed to administer antibiotics to animals. The Farm Foundation released a detailed report Wednesday stemming from 12 workshops the group held around the country to draw attention...
19 Jan 2016
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Average retail fertilizer prices continued to shift lower the second week of January 2016, according to fertilizer retailers surveyed by DTN. For a third week in a row, some fertilizers registered notable price declines. Seven of the eight major fertilizers edged lower compared to a month earlier with...
19 Jan 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The trade agenda should be the driving force in U.S. farm policy throughout the next 11 months. Presidential election years are notoriously heavy on rhetoric and light on substance and this year looks to raise the bar on both accounts. During his State of the Union speech last week, President Bara...