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31 Dec 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- A number of agriculture and other interest groups have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging EPA's repeal of the 2015 waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule. Environmental and conservation groups filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina...
31 Dec 2019
By Rod MauszyckiDTN Tax Columnist Although we don't like to think about farm failures, they do happen. A long stretch of poor commodity prices, improper (or lack of) marketing strategy and overleveraged farms sometimes force the issue. Farms can try bank workouts and asset sales, but that might not be enough. Sometimes, the best option is to file ...
31 Dec 2019
By Sarah Mock DTN Special Correspondent CHICAGO (DTN) -- Overcoming obstacles in today's ag economy, for most farmers, involves growth. But growing from a small operation to a big business is about more than acquiring land or hiring employees. It requires an entrepreneurial mindset. Doug Tatum, a growth investment expert and longtime corporate exe...
30 Dec 2019
By Lance WoodburyDTN Farm Business Adviser One family I know makes a point of listing its annual accomplishments on paper, recording and sharing information on land improvements, debt reduction, yield and price averages, equipment purchases, staff hired, seminars attended and even vacations taken. After decades of this tradition, they have quite a ...
30 Dec 2019
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Each year, DTN publishes our choices for the top 10 ag news stories of the year, as selected by DTN analysts, editors and reporters. On Dec. 24, we looked at some of the runners-up for this year. Thursday we begin the countdown with No. 10 being the growth in hemp and how the country ended up with a glut of the crop; No....