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4 Nov 2015
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- On Tuesday night, the House of Representatives rejected an effort pushed by the semi-truck industry, and backed by groups such as the Soy Transportation Coalition, to permit six-axle, 91,000 pound semi-trailers on the interstate system. The proposed floor amendment to the highway bill failed wit...
4 Nov 2015
By Jim PatricoProgressive Farmer Senior Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- John Deere has been busy. On Tuesday, it announced it had acquired Precision Planting LLC from the Climate Corporation, which is a division of Monsanto. At the same time, it also reached a multiyear “digital ag collaboration agreement” with Climate Corp. As if that wasn’t enough, earlier...
3 Nov 2015
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. Senate on Tuesday took its best shot at turning back the waters of the United States rule only to come up short in a key procedural vote that blocked debate on a bill that would have forced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to start from scratch on the clean-water rule. The cloture vot...
3 Nov 2015
By Cheryl AndersonDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail prices of most fertilizers followed no particular trend in the past week, with some falling, some increasing and some remaining unchanged, according to dealers tracked by DTN for the fourth week of October 2015. The bottom line is that compared to a month ago, all fertilizers trended lower...
3 Nov 2015
By Katie MicikDTN Markets Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Private analytical firm Informa Economics sees U.S. corn and soybean crops increasing slightly from USDA’s last forecast. It estimated the national average corn yield at 170.1 bushels per acre, up 2.1 bpa from last month. Production was pegged at 13.72 billion bushels. Informa increased its estimated...