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19 Dec 2017
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- The National Sorghum Producers on Tuesday announced the winners of the 2017 NSP Yield Contest. Farmers from 24 states entered to win this year's contest, according to an NSP news release. Producer yields were highlighted in 10 different categories with this year's top yield at 228.07 bushels per acre. "Congratulations to...
18 Dec 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The National Corn Growers Association on Monday announced the winners of its 2017 National Corn Yield Contest. Repeating as yield champion in the no-till/strip-till irrigated category was David Hula of Charles City, Virginia. His yield of 542.27040 bushels per acre (bpa) is a new world record, accordin...
18 Dec 2017
By Jerry Hagstrom DTN Political Correspondent and Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Farm leaders over the weekend praised Sens. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and John Thune, R-S.D., for writing an amendment in the final tax bill to address the elimination of Section 199, which allowed cooperatives to pass a deduction for production and...
18 Dec 2017
By Richard SmithDTN Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO (DTN) -- Despite the Aug. 1 tariff hike from 38.5% to 50% on frozen beef, Japan's imports have continued rising year over year. While tariffs will hit U.S. beef shipments, recent trade agreements between Japan and Mexico and Australia will exempt supplies from those beef exporters. Japan Ministry of Fin...
15 Dec 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Leaders in the biofuels industry wrote President Donald Trump on Friday after learning Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, had floated a proposal to the White House that would essentially cap prices for renewable identification number (RIN) credits at 10 cents apiece. The proposal from the Texas senator, ne...