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31 Dec 2018
By Rod MauszyckiDTN Tax Columnist I'm finishing up tax planning, and I thought it would be a good time to reflect on 2018. It has been a wild ride on the tax side. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 was a major change. Even after proposed treasury regulations, there are many gray areas. Financially, many of my ag clients are struggling and seeing eq...
31 Dec 2018
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Each year, DTN publishes our choices for the top 10 ag news stories of the year, as selected by DTN analysts, editors and reporters. We continue counting down with No. 4 being the much-debated issue of traceability for U.S. beef, No. 3 is faltering farm incomes -- yet the farmers have high optimism -- and No. 2 is how th...
28 Dec 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Expected court decisions on the 2015 waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule early in 2019 likely will clear up any confusion farmers, ranchers and other landowners have on jurisdictional questions. As a result of several ongoing lawsuits, the 2015 rule remains in effect in 22 states and is on hol...
28 Dec 2018
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Despite a partial government shutdown that includes Agriculture Department offices, Farm Service Agency county offices remain open through Friday. The FSA offices are staying open using money appropriated in prior years that can be carried forward. FSA can continue to serve customers ...
28 Dec 2018
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Each year, DTN publishes our choices for the top 10 ag news stories of the year, as selected by DTN analysts, editors and reporters. We continue counting down with No. 7 being how tax reform led to a "grain glitch" with unintended consequences, No. 6 highlighting the long work of Congress leading to a new farm bill signe...