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5 Nov 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hours of service rule has been in the news for several years as the agency tries to fine-tune the rule in hopes of easing some restrictions for the trucking industry. Meanwhile, safety groups continue to fight any changes to th...
4 Nov 2019
By Todd HultmanDTN Lead Analyst While row crops make slow harvest progress across the Midwest, the next winter wheat crop is quietly being planted and emerging at its usual pace. According to USDA's latest Crop Progress report, 85% of U.S. winter wheat has been planted and 63% has emerged. Unlike corn this spring, planting hasn't been the problem a...
4 Nov 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has withdrawn a policy to require the use of radio frequency identification, or RFID, of animals in interstate commerce. But a number of ranchers and a national cattle group have yet to withdraw a lawsuit they filed against APHIS last month challenging...
4 Nov 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Forget the old fable about the turtle beating the rabbit. "Slow and steady" may finish the race this year, but it probably won't win it. Oh, and the turtle is really, really sick of being wet. When DTN reached out to its Agronomy Advisors to check in on harvest progress in the month of ...
1 Nov 2019
By Rod MauszyckiDTN Tax Columnist Cash method of accounting is under attack. In February 2017, the IRS issued an Action and Decision letter in response to losing Burnett Ranches LTD v. U.S. Under the Internal Revenue Code, a farm or ranch is deemed to be a "farming syndicate" if more than 35% of losses are allocated to limited partners or limited e...