Headline News
RECENT NEWS
5 Jun 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- As some growers finish planting, and others start their second effort, crop conditions and the market frustrations are weighing heavily on their minds, farmers told DTN. Jill Lambert of Brush, Colorado, summed up many growers' experiences to date: "Planting this year proves to be a strugg...
5 Jun 2017
By Andy BieblDTN Tax Columnist Here are several recent experiences that have lessons, plus a thought on the upcoming tax legislation: TRADING INTO A LEASE With cash-flow tight and income taxes not an issue for many producers, here's an idea if a major piece of equipment needs to be replaced. Assume it's an old tractor that's fully depreciated but ...
2 Jun 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- It was another week of extremely steady retail fertilizer prices the fourth week of May 2017, according to fertilizer retailers surveyed by DTN. No fertilizer prices were significantly higher or lower from the previous month. Of the eight major fertilizer, five were slightly lower in price compared t...
2 Jun 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter ASHLAND, Kan. (DTN) -- A simple framed print of a powerful message stands out on the wall of Jenny Giles Betschart and her family's temporary home in their guest ranch house. "We survived because the fire in us burned brighter than the fire around us," says a phrase in white print over an otherwise solid black outli...
2 Jun 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Declaring that he was looking out for the country's economic interests and reasserting American sovereignty, President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. will walk away from the international climate-change agreement reached less than two years ago. "The United States will withdraw from the...