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20 Nov 2017
By Jerry Hagstrom DTN Political Correspondent and Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The Senate Finance Committee finished a markup of its tax-overhaul bill on Thursday, paving the way for it to go to the Senate floor after the Thanksgiving break. The House passed its tax bill on Thursday as well. The House bill passed by a vot...
20 Nov 2017
By Lori CullerDTN HR Columnist Have you ever hired someone only to be sadly disappointed in your pick within the first few weeks? Farmers often get trapped between two extremes when hiring: We rely on our gut to read people through casual conversation and never dig deeper, or we rely too heavily on the individual's background and ignore character f...
17 Nov 2017
By John HarringtonDTN Livestock Analyst Several years ago, my elderly mother, never one to go gently into that good night of old school and low tech, informed me she needed to learn to use the computer. When I asked the stubborn octogenarian "why," she boldly (if belatedly) predicted that it probably represented the wave of the future. Who could ar...
17 Nov 2017
By Mackenzie Patterson Progressive Farmer Contributing Editor Old-fashioned horse sense would dictate four-legged animals don't belong inside nursing homes, libraries, medical facilities or schools. However, that's exactly where Andra Ebert leads her miniature horses. The owner of Heartland Mini Hoofs, Taylorville, Illinois, uses these tiny horses ...
17 Nov 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor KANSAS CITY, Mo. (DTN) -- In a new dynamic for the agricultural sustainability movement, major institutional investors are increasingly engaging food and agricultural corporations to find out how they are managing various climate risks. The role of inquisitive institutional investors was a running theme at the F...