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5 Mar 2019
By Des KellerProgressive Farmer Associate Editor On a sunny fall day with just a bit of a nip in the air, Andrew Reuschel was piloting the combine, swallowing 200-bushel-per-acre-plus corn on the family farm, near Golden, in western Illinois. In parts of the field, there were remnants of green foliage low to the ground between the browned corn rows...
5 Mar 2019
By Rod MauszyckiDTN Tax Columnist I'm writing this column at 10 p.m. at night after a long week reviewing tax returns. Although tax reform has produced some mixed results, I'm still finding benefits for my clients. This year, people have been discussing solar energy -- both purchasing solar panels and selling or leasing property to solar energy bus...
4 Mar 2019
By Matthew Wilde Progressive Farmer Crops Editor ORLANDO, Fla. (DTN) -- A trade deal with China inching closer to reality has soybean farmers buzzing this week at the nation's largest commodity event here. The 2019 Commodity Classic kicked off Wednesday evening. Thousands of farmers nationwide attend the annual four-day event, which features educat...
4 Mar 2019
By Pamela Smith DTN Crops Technology Editor and Emily Unglesbee DTN Staff Reporter DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Illinois farmers and applicators will join the ranks of those facing additional regulations aimed at limiting off-target movement of dicamba herbicide this summer. The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced Friday it will require S...
4 Mar 2019
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (DTN) -- Comparing President Donald Trump's expected meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to conclude a new trade agreement to Trump's recent meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said here Friday that a Trump-XI meeting could end "successfull...