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1 Mar 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. wheat and rice farmers got a big win over China announced Thursday by the World Trade Organization's dispute settlement panel. But the victory could be short-lived because the Trump administration has made it harder for the WTO to resolve major trade cases. The WTO dispute settlement panel f...
1 Mar 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- With snow blanketing large swaths of the Midwest, and rains drenching parts of the South, it can be hard to imagine how the country's frigid, soaked fields will ever be ready for spring planting. But don't let the still, damp chill of winter fool you. A flurry of farmer activity is under...
28 Feb 2019
By Jim PatricoProgressive Farmer Contributing Editor When you irrigate a farm over the Ogallala Aquifer, as the Makovicka family does, you are tapping a shrinking resource. The aquifer, which lies under 175,000 square miles across eight states of the Great Plains, has fallen about 16 feet on average in the last several decades, according to the U.S...
28 Feb 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told members of the House Ways & Means Committee on Wednesday that trade talks with China had reached a point of agreeing on enforcement mechanisms that would allow a trade deal to go forward. "What the president wants is an agreement that, No. 1, is en...
28 Feb 2019
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst Low prices for major U.S. crops -- corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton -- make profitable farming a challenge. Geopolitical instability makes the global economy suffer and input costs are unpredictable. The agriculture community craves a savior, the "next big thing," that can stabilize revenue and save the family far...