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15 Oct 2015
By Andy BieblDTN Tax Columnist QUESTION: I have been a partner in a development company for about 12 years. I invested a substantial amount to assist my daughter and son-in-law. I put up the bulk of the money and have guaranteed the debt, although more recently other partners were added as personal guarantors. I have not attended partnership meeti...
14 Oct 2015
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Multiple lawsuits filed in U.S. district courts challenging the waters of the United States rule will not be consolidated, according to a ruling issued Tuesday by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had requ...
14 Oct 2015
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor DES MOINES (DTN) -- Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, president of the World Food Prize Foundation, opened the Borlaug Dialogue on Wednesday by pointing out the forum this year was oriented around the roles of women in agriculture, food and nutrition. With that in mind, the keynote speaker was a woman, though not one d...
14 Oct 2015
By Katie MicikDTN Markets Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Soybean export sales and shipments may have gotten off to the slowest start since the 2011-12 marketing year, but China's recent soybean purchase reaffirms that the world's largest soybean buyer likes having two suppliers. China signed agreements to purchase 13.1 million metric tons, or 484 million ...
13 Oct 2015
By Cheri ZagurskiDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Soybean harvest is barreling along in the U.S., advancing 20 percentage points in the week ended Oct. 11, according to USDA's latest Crop Progress report. Sixty-two percent of the nation's soybean crop has been cut, compared to 42% last week and a five-year average of 54%. Soybean condition held s...