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23 Oct 2015
By Elaine SheinDTN Associate Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- When DTN Senior Ag Meteorologist Joel Burgio first looked at the wind speed for Hurricane Patricia early Friday morning, he thought it was a mistake. It wasn't. "It's very powerful," Burgio said. With maximum sustained winds at 200 miles per hour and even higher gusts, it was setting a rec...
22 Oct 2015
By Katie MicikDTN Markets Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The House Transportation Committee marked up a six-year highway bill on Thursday, which includes provisions to extend the deadline for railroads to implement positive train control (PTC) technology. "We are very pleased that freight seems like it has more of a seat at the table than it has in other y...
22 Oct 2015
By Lin TanDTN China Correspondent BEIJING (DTN) -- China's state reserve will buy corn from farmers for $8.06 per bushel, a 12% decline from last year's price of $9.17 per bushel. China will buy corn from Nov. 1, 2015, to April 30, 2016, according to the national Development and Reform Committee. "This is the first time the government lowered the...
22 Oct 2015
By Cheryl AndersonDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Once considered low-quality forage of little value, corn stover is now thought of as an under-used resource and utilizing it is a growing practice in the cattle-feeding industry. However, as the popularity of utilizing corn residue as a feedstuff grows, many warn farmers must be careful to remove...
21 Oct 2015
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor GREAT FALLS, Mont. (DTN) -- Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee asked federal agencies to do a better job explaining their decisions approving biotech crop traits as lawmakers set up arguments Wednesday to deal with growing challenges over biotech food labels. The hearing in Washington, which was webca...