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8 Dec 2023
Friday's December World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, not typically a big market mover, turned out to be just that. Other than a bump in U.S. corn exports and a revision in last year's Brazil soybean production, there were few surprises embedded within this report. The reaction, however, was clearly bearish with all three...
8 Dec 2023
By DTN Staff This article was originally posted at 11:01 a.m. CST on Friday, Dec. 8 and updated again at 11:04 a.m., 11:06 a.m., 11:16 a.m. and 11:23 a.m. It was last updated with additional information at 11:23 a.m. CST on Friday, Dec. 8. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA lowered Brazilian soybean production by 2 million metric tons (mmt) to 161 mmt (5.9 bil...
8 Dec 2023
It's been years since someone asked about a split-interest land purchase, but they are making a comeback. Keep in mind, split-interest purchases are typically between a C corp and an individual because of potential issues outlined below. But, if you have a C corp farming operation, the current environment makes it worthwhile to at least look at a s...
7 Dec 2023
This story is the third of five profiles of the people selected as the DTN/Progressive Farmer's 2024 America's Best Young Farmers and Ranchers program. Today, we introduce Bryant and Rachel Kagay, Kagay Farms, of Maysville, Missouri. ** There are those small moments in life that change everything. Standing inside a UPS Store was one for Bryant and ...
7 Dec 2023
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- A Clayton County, Iowa, farmer faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty Dec. 1 to livestock theft, wire fraud and one count of making a false bankruptcy declaration while operating an unlicensed custom cattle farm known as "Fawn Hollow." Michael Wayne Butikofer, 53, from Monona, Iowa, is being held in jail pending...