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17 Dec 2015
By Katie MicikDTN Markets Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Private analytical firm Informa forecasts 2015's corn crop will be slightly larger and the soybean crop slightly smaller than USDA forecast in November. It also updated its 2016 acreage forecasts. Informa forecasts U.S. corn production in 2015 to total 13.725 billion bushels, up 72 million bushels fr...
16 Dec 2015
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ST. LOUIS (DTN) -- December in Iowa isn't usually known for its flood warnings. But with almost every river in the state swelling to near-record levels for this time of year, farmers are getting an unusually timed lesson on the dangers of exposed soils, Iowa sources told DTN. The state had already seen more rai...
16 Dec 2015
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- A provision in the must-pass federal spending bill before Congress would remove marketing-loan gains from farm-program payment caps. Congress will vote in the next couple of days on a bill to fund the government through 2016 as well as another bill to provide businesses and families an array of t...
16 Dec 2015
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Congressional leaders early Wednesday released the text of the fiscal 2016 omnibus appropriations bill and a major tax bill. The tax-relief bill, called the Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act of 2015, is chock-full of key provisions for farmers, equipment sellers, biofuel produc...
15 Dec 2015
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editorand Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent OMAHA (DTN) -- The Farm Service Agency is receiving more questions and challenges regarding county yields as farmers discover their commodity payments for 2014 aren't what they expected. One of the most damaging issues facing producers in the Agricultural Risk Coverag...