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5 Feb 2019
By Dan MillerProgressive Farmer Senior Editor Kevin Ruyle is, by his own description, the "grinder" on the Kansas farm he runs with his brother-in-law, Thane Buss. "I have to stay busy. If you need someone to work 18 hours, that's me. Is that ADD?" Maybe, but he is an admitted competitor, too. "I love to win. I love to compete," he explains. "I was...
5 Feb 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst In the northern tier of the Upper Mississippi River (UMR), the 2018 shipping season opened on April 11, 2018, the latest start to the shipping season in the UMR not related to flooding. The season ended Dec. 1 2018 as the last tow passed through Lock and Dam 10, located on Mississippi River mile 615.0 near Gut...
4 Feb 2019
By Elizabeth WilliamsDTN Special Correspondent DES MOINES, Iowa (DTN) -- Despite the fifth year of lower commodity prices and projections for negative profit margins heading into 2019, farmland prices remain stubbornly stable. Farm Credit Services of America, based in Omaha, Nebraska, reported its benchmark farm values down 1.4% in Iowa compared ...
4 Feb 2019
By Rod MauszyckiDTN Tax Columnist I recently received an email from one of my larger farm clients that has several employees who work from home. The employees expressed concern over the loss of the miscellaneous itemized deductions -- home office expenses. This made me realize that the new tax laws are still causing some confusion. Clarifying the c...
4 Feb 2019
By Greg D. HorstmeierDTN Editor-in-Chief NEW ORLEANS (DTN) -- USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue focused on "trade, trade and trade" as he spoke Friday during the closing session of the 2019 Cattle Industry Convention here. The secretary touched on a number of trade and other issues during his 34-minute speech. On China, Perdue stressed the toughest issu...