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31 Oct 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The president of a major farm machinery manufacturer described Tuesday how import tariffs on steel and aluminum, coupled with export tariffs on U.S. agricultural products, leave agricultural machinery companies "between a rock and a hard place." Leif Magnusson, president of CLAAS Global Sales Ame...
31 Oct 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Nearly all retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN continue to rise, with seven of eight fertilizers showing month-over-month increases in the fourth week of October 2018. Urea led the way with a $21-per-ton increase, spiking from $385 last month to $406 in this latest update. That was followed by an ...
31 Oct 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Imagine having to ask permission every time you want to add an insecticide seed treatment to your corn or soybean seed. That's been the reality for Ontario grain farmers for nearly three years. In 2015, the Canadian province instituted regulations requiring farmers to prove they have soi...
30 Oct 2018
By Mary Kennedy DTN Cash Grains Analyst The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) asked for public comment on their Aug. 23, 2018, Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), to determine if Hours of Service (HOS) revisions may alleviate unnecessary burdens placed on drivers while maintain...
30 Oct 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Methane digesters are the new growth wave in renewable energy for agriculture. The stick and the carrot are both at work here. As livestock operations work on ways to manage manure, the changing landscape of environmental regulations and legal challenges -- along with state and federal grants and ...