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28 Jan 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA on Thursday announced it is offering funds to help states, local governments and other qualified partners develop wetland mitigation banks to help farmers and ranchers mitigate wetland losses in order to maintain their eligibility for USDA programs. A mitigation bank will allow farmers to buy cre...
28 Jan 2016
By Marcia Zarley TaylorDTN Executive Editor HADDONFIELD, N.J. (DTN) -- "I have been searching all over the Internet to figure out how to get out of the C corporation (land only) formed by our deceased parents in 1975 without a huge tax bite and still provide some income for the current farming generation nearing their 70s and the non-farm siblings,...
28 Jan 2016
By Victoria G. MyersProgressive Farmer Senior Editor SAN DIEGO, Calif. (DTN) -- High beef prices and the warm breezes of San Diego lured many cattle producers to this year's annual meeting of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. With standing room crowds in many of the opening sessions Wednesday, president-elect Tracy Brunner said he is gett...
27 Jan 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Dow AgroSciences' Enlist Duo herbicide has been given a reprieve. On Monday, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) motion to pull the plug on the product's registration. In court documents filed with the Ninth Circuit in November, EPA argu...
27 Jan 2016
By Lance WoodburyDTN Farm Family Business Adviser Considering an exit from the farm or ranch can be just a little overwhelming. Not only do you have to think about who will take over and whether they are ready to do so, you have to analyze myriad financial and tax issues, assess your own mental readiness to let go, and perhaps even reach agreement ...