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19 Sep 2017
By Darin NewsomDTN Senior Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn export inspections were neutral to bearish, soybean export inspections were neutral to bullish, and wheat inspection numbers were bullish. Corn weekly export inspections were 26.6 mb (week ending Thursday, September 14) putting the marketing year total at 53.3 mb. The weekly number was below las...
19 Sep 2017
By Andy BieblDTN Tax Columnist It's becoming routine to see court cases backing the IRS against taxpayers who trip over the rules when donating assets to charity. Checks are difficult enough. Any single contribution of $250 or more requires a written receipt from the charity at year's end, or the deduction becomes zero. Property has additional hurd...
19 Sep 2017
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst The Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) is the "watchdog" that ensures all grain loaded onto ships or rail to be exported out of the United States grades according to standards established by the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) and the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (AMA). You already know th...
18 Sep 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Among all the buzz and blame surrounding the dicamba injury crisis of 2017, Purdue University weed scientists Bill Johnson and Joe Ikley have tried to answer a simple question for farmers. How often could an applicator legally spray dicamba this summer? The answers they found are impor...
18 Sep 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Rolling hills dotted with cattle paint the horizon to the north and south of I70 just west of Kansas City, Kansas. It's the place rancher Kirk Sours calls home. Tailgate Ranch Co.'s 2,000 acres sit atop some of the best-quality aquifers in the state, and Sours would like to keep it that way. When Tyso...