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8 Jan 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst High water has been plaguing much of the U.S. river system since the end of December 2018. Many safety restrictions have been in place for weeks, but an accident on the Ohio River has created quite a mess. On Dec. 25, 2018, the towing vessel Debbie Graham, which was pushing 15 loaded coal barges carrying appro...
8 Jan 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied attempts to make oral arguments before the court by 15 states in lawsuits against California and Massachusetts over claims of regulating agricultural production across state lines. Without commentary, the Supreme Court denied a pair of court cases, includin...
7 Jan 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, announced Friday he would retire at the end of his term and not seek re-election in 2020. The crusty 82-year-old known for his sharp wit in Senate hearings has been a staunch defender of production agri...
7 Jan 2019
By Greg D. HorstmeierDTN Editor-in-Chief OMAHA (DTN) -- With the hustle and bustle of the holidays behind us, it seems natural to catch breath, take stock and think about the challenges ahead. So we asked the team of DTN/The Progressive Farmer reporters, editors and analysts to dig out their crystal balls, peer at their Twitter feeds, and list the ...
7 Jan 2019
By Todd HultmanDTN Lead Analyst Earlier this week, we turned our calendars to 2019 and sang Auld Lang Syne (of course you did, you just don't remember). Being a market nerd and pondering a new year of grain prices, I thought about a chart of spot corn prices that I have traditionally kept. Going back to 1960, this chart shows annual changes in spo...