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4 Mar 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- A federal court in South Carolina granted a 60-day stay in an ongoing lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's Navigable Waters Protection Rule. The EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asked for the stay from the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina to allow more time to review the rule. The lawsuit, brou...
4 Mar 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- How to respond to pressure for agriculture to sequester carbon and reduce emissions is a theme running through discussions during the online Commodity Classic this week. During the opening session of Commodity Classic, leaders of the major commodity groups offered their takes on agriculture's moves to focus more on climate change, as...
3 Mar 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- House Democratic leaders stripped a provision from the latest aid package that would have helped farmers suffering from crop losses -- including losses due to high winds or derechos -- before the House held its early Saturday vote on coronavirus aid relief. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Tuesday called out House leaders for strippin...
3 Mar 2021
ANKENY, Iowa (DTN) -- Worn hydraulic hoses, gears and other parts and tools littered Jeff Jorgenson's shop floor last week as he readied his soybean planter for spring. It will take Jorgenson several weeks to perform a thorough pre-season check of the planter and install new equipment. This year he's adding Precision Planting vDrive, an electric dr...
3 Mar 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- Two United States senators are taking a shot at improving transparency in the cattle market, reintroducing a piece of legislation on Tuesday that was originally offered last year. The Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021 would establish regional cash minimums and equip producers with more market information. Sens. Deb Fischer, R-Ne...