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1 May 2017
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- There's a definite chill in the air when it comes to this year's hard red winter wheat crop. Frost and freezing temperature across parts of Kansas this week have left questions as to how much damage might have occurred in a crop that is more mature than normal, and t...
28 Apr 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The Army Corps of Engineers was shut out of the waters of the United States rule making process, even though EPA indicated the WOTUS rule was drafted in a joint effort with the Corps, a retired major general told a U.S. Senate Committee on Wednesday. Retired Major General John Peabody, who was the de...
28 Apr 2017
By Jerry Hagstrom DTN Political Correspondent And Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Major farm groups responded with shock and dismay Wednesday after reports that President Donald Trump is considering an executive order to withdraw the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement. Politico first reported Wednesd...
28 Apr 2017
By Jerry Hagstrom DTN Political Correspondent And Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Major farm groups responded with shock and dismay Wednesday after reports that President Donald Trump is considering an executive order to withdraw the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement. Politico first reported Wednesd...
27 Apr 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Cargill is getting out of the cattle-feeding business by selling feedlots in Kansas and Colorado to Omaha-based Green Plains Inc., according to announcements from both companies Wednesday. The $36.7 million deal includes a multi-year agreement for Green Plains to continue supplying cattle from the fe...