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4 Jan 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Attorneys general in 11 states have joined agriculture groups in asking a district court to block a law in California that requires labels on products that may contain the herbicide glyphosate, known as Proposition 65. On Dec. 27, 2017, a temporary injunction was requested by the National Association ...
3 Jan 2018
By Jerry GulkeDTN Contributing Analyst One day of price discovery for the new year is behind us and, for the most part, it focused some hope traders will see the relatively cheap prices ag commodities have compared to the rest of hard or soft assets. A few years ago -- in fact 2008 through 2012 -- I mentioned how cheap that winter vacation home or ...
3 Jan 2018
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst My New Year's resolution is to eat more beef. It's not that I don't already eat enough of the stuff; it's just that I suddenly have a need to draw down the household inventory. An old upright freezer in the basement stopped working just before the weekend, and all the steaks and sausages and FoodSaver bags full...
3 Jan 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- It's going to take months before the IRS starts sorting out the tax law with issues such as where to take income deductions for pass-through entities, but there are still some things for farmers to consider when planning taxes for the year ahead. One thing to recognize is that businesses still ge...
2 Jan 2018
By Greg D. HorstmeierDTN Editor-in-Chief OMAHA (DTN) -- Perhaps the old adage "I'd rather have a good crop and lower prices than high prices and no crop," was taking hold as 2017 came to a close. That's one explanation of why farmers would feel increasingly better about their conditions despite flat grain prices and the signs of lower livestock pri...