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8 Jan 2020
By Rod MauszyckiDTN Tax Columnist Tax planning always makes me reflect. To say 2019 was a wild ride is an understatement. We saw large swings in commodity prices, increases in dairy prices and optimism in the protein segments. However, the majority of my clients still struggled. And, those who made money have to utilize the profits to rebuild equit...
8 Jan 2020
By Loretta Sorensen Progressive Farmer Contributor Dave Reis advises his ranching peers to "go slow" in developing a rotational grazing system. While he has no regrets about establishing 24 paddocks on 8,500 acres during the past 20 years, he said he'd go at it slower if he had it to do over. "I couldn't afford to do it all at once and was always c...
8 Jan 2020
Logan Garcia Market Reporter - Fertecon Agribusiness Intelligence, IHS Markit The following is a breakdown of wholesale prices and trends of the various fertilizers in the month of December into the first week of January. AMMONIA International: Global ammonia prices fell slightly in December due in part to the very weak phosphate market. However, s...
7 Jan 2020
By Dan Crummett Progressive Farmer Contributing Editor Coaxing improved output from diesel-powered farm equipment has become a popular, big-money venture for the players who do the work. According to one so-called tuner with a worldwide presence and 20 years of experience, performance enhancement has been made on well over half the machines in Nort...
7 Jan 2020
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- While EPA received 16 new applications for small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard, a Colorado refining company is challenging the agency in court for rejecting its 2018 request for a waiver. Suncor Energy U.S.A. Inc. filed an appeal of EPA's October 2019 decision in the U.S. Court of...