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30 Nov 2018
By Rod Mauszycki DTN Tax Columnist The holiday season is upon us, and tis the season for giving. But with the new tax laws, the hurdle to deduct charitable contributions became higher. The standard deduction for 2018 is $12,000 for a single person and $24,000 for married couples filing jointly. So, if your itemized deductions (medical expenses su...
30 Nov 2018
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C., (DTN) -- House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway, R-Texas, said late Wednesday that he and the other agriculture committee leaders have reached an "agreement in principle" on the farm bill, but there are more details to be worked out. "I am excited about the progress that h...
29 Nov 2018
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Multiple snows, icy rain and frigid conditions are not what Genny Haun would have ordered to close out what had otherwise been a super crop season. But the Kenton, Ohio, farmer is also pragmatic. "Late harvests are common here and we have learned the need for patience...
29 Nov 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The EPA reportedly is set to freeze its small refinery waiver program in the Renewable Fuel Standard, pending a review. Reuters reported on Wednesday the agency program that granted 48 such waivers in 2016 and 2017, totaling some 2.25 billion gallons of biofuels not blended in gasoline, currently is f...
29 Nov 2018
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (DTN) -- The farm bill continues to be bogged down with conflicts over forestry programs that the Trump Administration is insisting on to deal with forest fires. As congressional leaders were expected to consider how to handle forestry policy in the farm bill conference report this week...