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6 Mar 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst Snowfall records fell all over the western U.S in February, from Seattle to Spokane, Washington, to Missoula, Montana, reported the Minneapolis Star Tribune on March 1. Storm after storm during February produced record snowfall across the Upper Midwest. In the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul, it was the sn...
6 Mar 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Backing out of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), an ongoing trade battle with China and resulting retaliatory tariffs against the United States are all trade policies that are costing U.S. farmers dearly, according to an updated Purd...
5 Mar 2019
DES MOINES, Iowa (DTN) -- Iowa farmers noted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo largely kept his cards close to his vest regarding trade talks with China, but they nonetheless appreciated Pompeo coming to the state on Monday to make the case about the importance of demanding structural market changes in China. The secretary of state didn't share many s...
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...