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13 Mar 2018
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C., (DTN) -- Jeff Broin, the founder of POET, a South Dakota company that builds and manages ethanol plants, plans to present the White House with a proposal to multiply the number of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) and reduce compliance costs, according to a one-page document his...
13 Mar 2018
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Last year, Brent and Lisa Judisch agreed to let DTN readers follow their growing season through weekly reports from the field and farm. The Cedar Falls, Iowa, couple never dreamed so many readers would come along for the ride. For the past 13 years, DTN's View From th...
12 Mar 2018
By John HarringtonDTN Livestock Analyst Long before that lazy groundhog even begins to stir from his winter nap, way before seed catalogues flood the post office, and even months before the weather map can be safely folded against the threat of a blizzard, ranchers become necessarily infected with a bad case of spring fever. Unlike the reigning var...
12 Mar 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- There are no magic bullets when it comes to providing broadband in rural America, but one thing is certain -- it can happen only if there is continued public investment in the industry, a group of industry representatives told members of Congress this week. Industry officials testifying before a U.S. ...
12 Mar 2018
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Bayer has announced it is in exclusive talks with BASF on the sale of its vegetable seed business. The potential sale is another effort to move along Bayer's acquisition of Monsanto and to address antitrust concerns of the European Commission. Industry analysts pointe...