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15 Nov 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Critics of agricultural consolidation joined forces Tuesday in Washington to release reports calling on the Department of Justice to reject the merger between Bayer AG and Monsanto Co. Gathering at the National Press Club to air their grievances against the $63.5 billion merger were the Organizat...
15 Nov 2017
By Jim PatricoProgressive Farmer Senior Editor MANNHEIM, Germany (DTN) -- I met Saskatchewan farmers Fred Butuk and Eduard Bomers last Friday at the entry to the John Deere tractor factory in Mannheim, Germany. We were there for a factory tour: I with a group of North American journalists, they on their way to Agritechnica, the largest farm show in...
15 Nov 2017
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Winter wheat conditions fell slightly from the previous week, according to USDA's latest Crop Progress report released on Monday. USDA estimated that 54% of the winter wheat crop was rated good to excellent, down 1 percentage point from 55% the previous week. That resulted in a DTN Winter Wheat Condition Index of 137, do...
14 Nov 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. Senate's tax-reform bill released late Thursday would keep more tax brackets and maintain the estate tax, but also would still keep several tax provisions important to farmers regarding equipment expensing and pass-through income. With the House advancing its tax-reform package on Thursda...
14 Nov 2017
By Lin TanDTN China Correspondent BEIJING (DTN) -- New government policy recently set a target to roll out the use of ethanol in gasoline nationwide in China, according to a plan jointly released by 15 ministries, such as the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Energy Administration, and the Ministry of Finance. To meet its goa...