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17 Jul 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst In late 2015, Congress extended the deadline for positive train control implementation by at least three years to Dec. 31, 2018, with a possible extension to Dec. 31, 2020, if a railroad completed certain statutory requirements necessary to obtain an extension, according to the Federal Railroad Administratio...
17 Jul 2018
By Des KellerProgressive Farmer Contributing Editor ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS: -- Family returning to the farm need to have defined roles and goals.-- New management must work toward building loyalty from employees.-- Embrace technology, such as apps, to track fieldwork and maintenance. ** Karen Makamson Edwards remembers clearly the fall day in 2013 whe...
17 Jul 2018
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Good-to-excellent condition ratings for both corn and soybeans declined nationwide last week, according to the USDA National Ag Statistics Service's weekly Crop Progress report released Monday. NASS estimated that 72% of the nation's corn was in good-to-excellent condition as of Sunday, July 15, d...
16 Jul 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- One of three men indicted on 14 counts of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and making false statements to attain loans and crop insurance for Decatur, Michigan-based Stamp Farms LLC, has reached a plea agreement, according to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Western ...
16 Jul 2018
By Lance WoodburyDTN Farm Business Adviser Many of these columns have focused on big, strategic moves family businesses should make to enhance their success with estate plans, management succession, family employment, compensation, governance and conflict management. A degree of certainty on these important issues helps family members make better d...