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25 Mar 2020
By Greg D. HorstmeierDTN Editor-in-Chief Happy Ag Day! Sounds a little strange typing those words, when just a short time ago I was planning to be saying them aloud to an audience in Washington, D.C. Every year I look forward to National Ag Day celebrations, but none more so than this year as I'm honored to serve as chairman of the Agriculture Coun...
25 Mar 2020
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- This is usually the busy season for agricultural scientists. They are hammering out experiment plans, firing up tractors and heading to fields to plant research plots on crops, weed control, diseases, insects and more. But Michigan State University Extension entomologist Chris DiFonzo's ...
24 Mar 2020
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- In addition to the worldwide health crisis it has created, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on a wide range of markets. One of those is the crude oil market, which has plummeted to nearly two-decade lows in recent weeks. The drop has been attributed to both concerns about the pandemic, as w...
24 Mar 2020
By Rod MauszyckiDTN Tax Columnist Partnership reporting has undergone some drastic changes in the past few years. In 2018, the IRS required that if a partnership tracked capital accounts on a nontax basis, the partnership must report on the Schedule K-1 if a partner had a negative tax basis capital account. Starting in 2020, the IRS is requiring th...
24 Mar 2020
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- EPA's interim registration approval of glyphosate in January now faces its first court challenge, as a number of food safety, farm worker and environmental groups have asked a federal appeals court to review the decision. The Rural Coalition, Organizacion en California de Lideres Campesinas, Farmworke...