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27 Nov 2018
By Victoria G. MyersProgressive Farmer Senior Editor When Reiss and Heather Bruning wanted to move a generations-old operation from a long tradition of private treaty sales to public auction, they found it easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. "We lined it all up, told them the sale date and hoped everything would work out the way we want...
27 Nov 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The release of a proposed discussion bill last week aimed at phasing out the Renewable Fuel Standard in favor of a national octane standard appears to be a non-starter for biofuel interest groups. On the day before Thanksgiving, Reps. John Shimkus, R-Ill., and Bill Flores, R-Texas, released what they ...
27 Nov 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers in some regions of the country could see higher short-term productivity because of a warming climate, but crops and livestock face greater risks if more steps aren't taken to curb the rise in greenhouse gas emissions, the National Climate Assessment warns. Farm groups and experts say farm...
26 Nov 2018
By Joel Reichenberger Progressive Farmer Senior Editor Autonomous-tractor applications displayed on the fields of this year's Farm Progress Show highlight two potential directions for the future use of the technology. In one, a John Deere 8000 Series tractor was transformed to run driverless by Smart Ag, an Ames-based company that's been turning h...
26 Nov 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst Since the 1990s, the United States, the world’s leading producer of soybeans, has lost market share to Brazil, noted USDA in its most recent study, "The Impact of Infrastructure and Transportation Costs on U.S. Soybean Market Share: An Updated Analysis from 1992-2017." "U.S. market share declined from 66% in 1...