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24 Apr 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst Rail shippers in Canada and the U.S. could be heard breathing a sigh of relief late Friday evening after the CP announced it had come to what may be just a temporary agreement with the two unions that had planned to strike April 21. If that strike occurs, it will disrupt rail movement in and out of Canada and ...
23 Apr 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- A spring blizzard with high winds and moderate-to-heavy snow blasted much of South Dakota late last week and this past weekend, killing some livestock and sending a number of cattle producers scrambling to protect their cows and young calves. Initial reports from across the state indicate there were...
23 Apr 2018
By Lori CullerDTN HR Columnist "People follow leaders by choice. Without trust, at best you get compliance." -- Jesse Lyn Stoner, author of "Full Steam Ahead." When we look at high-performing farm teams, there is one common factor -- trust. When trust is high, these power teams drive innovation, take care of the details, go the extra mile and foste...
23 Apr 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Two large wildfires continue to burn in parts of northwest Oklahoma, fueled by dry conditions, high winds and low humidity. Though the winds had let up some by Friday, allowing firefighters to contain more of the fires, the blazes have already killed at least two people and have burned thousands of acr...
20 Apr 2018
By John HarringtonDTN Livestock Analyst When lovesick Juliet assured her boyfriend from the wrong side of the tracks that family pedigree just didn't matter ("A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"), it's a good thing Shakespeare had her combustible father far out of theatrical earshot. Had Lord Capulet actually overheard his daughter's mi...