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8 Jul 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- A year since the U.S. and China began a tit-for-tat of tariffs, talks and tweets, American farmers are seeing more diversified export routes while waiting for their largest customer to fully return. The shift was dramatic as the country's top U.S. agricultural export market fell back and President...
8 Jul 2019
By Rod MauszyckiDTN Tax Columnist Now that tax season is over, I'm visiting my clients and reviewing their year-to-date financial statements. One discussion point is basic blocking and tackling. I recently read that farm income is projected to be 45% lower in 2019 than its peak in 2013. Have you lowered your business and personal expenses by 45%? A...
8 Jul 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Overall biofuel volumes would remain virtually the same in 2020 as they were 2019 in EPA's proposed Renewable Fuel Standard renewable volume obligations released on Friday. One day after the Fourth of July holiday, biofuel industry groups were not in a festive mood in response to the proposal. Overall...
5 Jul 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Even though ethanol margins have shown some improvement in the past month, a new report from CoBank shows many producers will continue to see negative margins for the remainder of 2019. DTN's hypothetical Neeley Biofuels 50-million-gallon plant in South Dakota is showing some easing of market pressure...
5 Jul 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- If your winter wheat survived the growing season -- and that's a big if -- chances are it's looking pretty good. That's the story of the 2018-19 winter wheat crop in a nut shell, with a delayed harvest finally underway in the Southern Plains. "It was a trying year for producers from Apr...