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19 Oct 2015
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst Federal law says the maximum allowable weight for freight-shipping trucks is 80,000 pounds, although some states have higher limits that were grandfathered in when the federal rule was passed. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has been studying allowing an increase of that maximum weight to 91,000....
19 Oct 2015
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor ARDMORE, Okla. (DTN) -- When Oklahoma oilman Lloyd Noble started the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in 1945, his mission was to care for the soil. "The land must continue to provide for our food, clothing and shelter long after the oil is gone," declared Noble, who named the foundation after his father. Recent...
19 Oct 2015
By Cheryl AndersonDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Cattle feeders are looking at the highest estimated losses since January 2009 as fed cattle prices have dropped drastically over the past month. Fed cattle prices declined more than $20 per cwt from late August to early October, and early estimates of September losses are as high as $350 per head...
16 Oct 2015
By Katie MicikDTN Markets Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers are likely to increase corn acreage next year, private analytical firm Informa Economics said in a report. Corn plantings are forecast to increase 90.8 million acres, up 2.8% from 2015's acreage. Informa's early acreage estimates are based on a profitability analysis and adjustments associate...
16 Oct 2015
By Marcia Zarley TaylorDTN Executive Editor WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio (DTN) -- The three dozen farmer members and managers of PACI bristle when you describe their organization as a buying club. Instead, they joke about printing t-shirts with the real benefit of membership: "Combine, $225,000; Grain Bins, $1.2 million; Information, Priceless." PA...