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21 Mar 2017
By Victoria G. MyersProgressive Farmer Senior Editor Imagine that all beef calves are exactly the same. There are no incentives for better carcass quality. No reasons to precondition. No specialty programs for people who want grass-fed or natural beef products. It's one possible outcome for the beef industry, under the "Farmer Fair Practices Rules...
21 Mar 2017
By Mary KennedyDTN Basis Analyst The nation's infrastructure received an average grade of D+ in the American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) 2017 Infrastructure Report Card released on March 9. The report is an assessment of the conditions of the nation's infrastructure across 16 categories. Of the 16 categories graded, six are essential to the ...
21 Mar 2017
By Susan Winsor Progressive Farmer Contributing Editor Some farmers may curse heavy clay soils, but the Toussaint family is finding a way to manage these tough soils using roots instead of iron. Cereal rye as a cover crop and a much wider crop rotation have allowed the Wahpeton, North Dakota, farmers to biologically improve the soil in just two ye...
20 Mar 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Despite disagreements among members of a scientific panel reviewing the herbicide glyphosate for cancer connections, the final report of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency panel concludes there is "no reliable evidence of an association between glyphosate exposure and any solid tumor, or between g...
20 Mar 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- A bipartisan group of senators this week joined a growing chorus of voices opposing any changes to the point of obligation in the Renewable Fuel Standard. A group of 23 senators, including 17 Democrats and six Republicans, wrote to President Donald Trump on Thursday, asking him to leave the point of o...