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28 Oct 2016
By Andy BieblDTN Tax Columnist I have written in the past about how the tax code contains special opportunities for farm tax returns that run in the red. With the ag economy continuing to suffer and with year-end tax planning coming up, it's time to take a deeper dive into utilizing these provisions. LOSS CARRYBACK RULES Generally, if a 1040 has ...
28 Oct 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Farm groups defending biotechnology are making it clear they have drawn a line in the sand against companies that convert product lines to non-GMO crops in the name of "sustainability." Spearheaded by the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance -- a group funded by farm trade associations and industry...
28 Oct 2016
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- This bi-monthly column condenses the latest news in the field of crop technology, research and products. GM APPLES HEADED TO MARKET This year has been a tough one for the U.S. Take heart, Americans, in the knowledge that 2017 will bring at least one exciting new comfort -- apples that don...
27 Oct 2016
By Marcia Zarley TaylorDTN Executive Editor SAG HARBOR, N.Y. (DTN) -- Sure grain prices are a tiny fraction of their 2012-13 peaks. Last year's net farm incomes averaged a negative $3,000 among Illinois Farm Business Farm Management Association members, down from a whopping $298,000 profit in 2012. That's for modest farms averaging 1,131 tillable ...
27 Oct 2016
OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA announced on Wednesday the release of nearly $3.6 billion in loans for projects across 31 states to improve the rural electric grid. The funding will build or improve 12,500 miles of transmission and distribution lines. That includes $216 million for smart grid technologies. Such technology uses remote controls or automation to...