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7 Feb 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Alternative grazing programs are allowing cattle producers to graze cattle more efficiently while raising crops and utilizing such conservation practices as cover crops. In a Great Plains Grazing webinar on Jan. 27 titled "Grazing Cropping Systems in Oklahoma," Jason Warren, Oklahoma State University ...
7 Feb 2017
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst A number of regulations affecting the U.S. trucking industry were in the works last year. But now, two executive orders signed by President Donald Trump aimed at curbing federal regulations, could put the brakes on the new rules. On Aug. 26, 2016, The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traf...
7 Feb 2017
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst The DTN average DDG spot price was unchanged from one week ago at $95 for the week ended Feb. 2. Of the 39 locations from which DTN collects spot prices, four bids were lower and the balance of the prices were unchanged. California prices were $5 per ton lower as weather has finally improved, which has helped...
6 Feb 2017
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The White House is urging the Senate to confirm Sonny Perdue, President Donald Trump's nominee for agriculture secretary, before Congress leaves for the week-long Presidents Day break this month, a Trump transition team source told DTN on Friday. Presidents Day is Monday, Feb. 20, bu...
6 Feb 2017
By Virginia H. HarrisProgressive Farmer Associate Editor NASHVILLE, Tenn. (DTN) -- The mood was palpably thrilled about the majority of policy expectations at the Cattle Industry Convention this week. On Thursday, officers, lobbyists and attorneys for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association gave updates on their expectations for the new administ...