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26 Oct 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- A bill to overhaul the country's agricultural guest-worker program advanced out of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday with just a one-vote margin after extensive debate about the impact of a new guest-worker program on farm jobs, but also on the meatpacking and logging industries. The Agri...
26 Oct 2017
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst Back in the Middle Ages when this stuff was popular, agriculture was one of the chief topics on which occult magic was focused. On a visit to his local astrologer, wizard or "cunning woman," a person might ask about his love life's prospects. But of course, those questions would be closely followed by a request...
25 Oct 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Importers of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia into the United States will face preliminary duties, the U.S. Department of Commerce said in a preliminary antidumping determination handed down on Monday. The cash deposit rates range from 54.36% to 70.05% for biodiesel from Argentina and 50.71% for...
25 Oct 2017
By Richard OswaldDTN Special Correspondent LANGDON, Mo. (DTN) -- It's the best of both worlds -- a full-time life on the land with Sundays off. That's the way it was last week for DTN View From the Cab Farmers Brent and Lisa Judisch of Cedar Falls, Iowa. "We had rain last weekend, but we have rain every weekend," Brent told DTN late Sunday. What's...
25 Oct 2017
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst Even though the Oct. 20 close in December corn was still slightly above the August low of $3.44 1/4, there was nothing about last week's 8 1/4-cent drop in prices that suggested the seasonal low in corn was in yet. What seemed more obvious is that corn prices are still adjusting to the notion that anecdotal reports of co...