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10 Nov 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- A vote to increase the Oklahoma beef checkoff by $1 has failed with 2,506 opposing the increase and 1,998 backing the measure. The debate leading up to the vote was an acrimonious affair among various groups. The outcome led to praise by RCALF-USA and the Organization of Competitive Markets, whil...
10 Nov 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The issue of tacking self-employment taxes to rental income was an "unintended consequence" of the House tax reform bill that should be fixed before the bill hits the House floor for full debate, according to Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas. Conaway told reporters in a conference call Wednesday that h...
9 Nov 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Though no longer an adviser to President Donald Trump, billionaire energy investor Carl Icahn may now be the subject of a federal investigation related to his involvement with the Renewable Fuel Standard. The U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York has subpoenaed Icahn's comp...
9 Nov 2017
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- House Agriculture Committee leaders and a group of prominent farm lobbyists on Tuesday called on the Trump administration not to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement and to finish the negotiations quickly to avoid a decline in U.S. farm exports. Agriculture Committee ...
9 Nov 2017
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst Soon it will be as easy for a large pension fund to trade bitcoin as it is to trade corn. The CME group announced last week it would open a market for trading bitcoin futures by the end of this year. It has already been possible, since October, to trade bitcoin options through a central clearinghouse called Led...