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23 Mar 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Farm groups, agribusinesses and rural advocates are finding much to like in the $1.3 trillion federal omnibus spending bill released late Wednesday. On the regulatory front, the bill includes: -- A provision that would relieve livestock producers of the emissions reporting requirements under...
23 Mar 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst Similar to the excitement surrounding the spring home opener for your favorite professional baseball team, river terminals in the Upper Mississippi River (UMR) are also excited to see the sleeping river wake up after a long winter and once again fill up with barges. It's also good news for grain and feed shipp...
22 Mar 2018
By John HarringtonDTN Livestock Analyst If any random focus group was asked to name top corporate icons, I'm pretty confident the resulting list would enjoy a fairly tight consensus: Google, Amazon, Apple, UPS, Toyota, Starbucks, Walmart, Coca-Cola and Budweiser. Oh yeah, and what's that little hamburger joint with the clown and golden arches? McDo...
22 Mar 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter Editor's note: The original version of this article was posted at 11:49 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, March 21. It was reposted with additional information at 3:30 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, March 21. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- A Section 199A fix will be included in a version of a spending bill currently being drafted in the U.S. Hous...
22 Mar 2018
By Deborah R. Huso Progressive Farmer Contributing Editor Performance and seniority awards don't always have to come in the form of cash. You might consider noncash incentive plans to reward your best employees. The Limoneira Co., based in Ventura County, California, has been growing lemons and other citrus fruits since 1893. Today, nearly 125 year...