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30 Nov 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The head of the National Council of Farmer Cooperative is concerned about how tax law will treat a 17.4% tax deduction that could pass from cooperatives through to farmers but leave farmer cooperatives without the same financial benefit they now receive from the Section 199 Domestic Production Act...
29 Nov 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- China's newly instituted E10 mandate has the potential to create more demand for both corn and ethanol produced in the United States, according to a new analysis from the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development at Iowa State University. In its fall 2017 agricultural policy review, CARD said ther...
29 Nov 2017
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst I have long thought the best DTN articles start conversations among us. DTN Contributing Analyst Elaine Kub lived up to that tradition a few weeks ago when she explained how the blockchain technology that powers today's bitcoin phenomenon has practical uses for making grain transactions easier (see "Grain Markets Could Be...
29 Nov 2017
By Richard OswaldDTN Special Correspondent LANGDON, Mo. (DTN) -- While farming itself is an ancient practice, cabs on farm machinery that protect farmers from heat, cold and contaminants are a relatively new invention. It's from that vantage point that DTN View From the Cab Farmers Zack Rendel of Miami, Oklahoma, and Brent and Lisa Judisch of Cedar...
28 Nov 2017
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Congress returns to Washington this week for what is scheduled to be a three-week session before the Christmas and New Year's holidays, with an agenda filled with taxes and budget issues while three key nominees for agriculture positions remain unconfirmed. The Senate Agriculture Comm...