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17 Dec 2020
ANKENY, Iowa (DTN) -- Recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) action could bolster internet connectivity and speed in rural areas with limited or no access to broadband infrastructure. The FCC amended its rules regarding TV white spaces in late October to increase the maximum permissible power and antenna height of equipment so Wi-Fi signals...
17 Dec 2020
Farming in North Dakota can be an exercise in efficiency. Consider what it takes, solely from a physical standpoint, to get through the harvest of sugar beets, a labor-intensive but alluring crop that demands a 24-hour effort when the crop is ready. "You grab a few minutes of sleep wherever you can," says Joe Morken, who farms soybeans, corn and su...
17 Dec 2020
I have been known to preach entire hour-long seminars on the financial benefits of diversification to conference rooms full of agricultural producers. Granted, once I started in on the portfolio optimization case studies and matrix algebra, I would notice the seed caps start to point downward and nod over the sounds of gentle snoring, but I would c...
16 Dec 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. Department of Justice and the North American Meat Institute asked a federal appeals court for a full hearing on a requested injunction to halt implementation of California's Proposition 12, alleging the law would disrupt programs at USDA. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco recently rejected NAMI...
16 Dec 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- Investments need to be made to improve both U.S. and Canadian infrastructure to assure that agricultural products can be shipped in a timely fashion, according to analysts. Without these investments, the two countries risk losing international business because of delays in the transportation system. Presentations were made on the tr...