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15 May 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The former head of the Farm Service Agency under the Obama administration is among those supporting at least parts of the USDA reorganization plan rolled out this week by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. Val Dolcini, who led FSA from 2015 until leaving last January, told DTN that farmers, ran...
15 May 2017
By Mary KennedyDTN Basis Analyst The DTN average dried distillers grains, or DDG, spot price was up $1 from one week ago, at $96, for the week ended May 11. Of the 39 locations from which DTN collects spot prices, six bids were $1 to $11 higher, three bids were $5 lower, and the balance of the prices were unchanged. The value of DDG relative to co...
15 May 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. agriculture got some significant trade wins with China under a 100-day trade action plan that was rolled out late Thursday night in an announcement by the U.S. Commerce Department. Under the framework laid out as part of initial actions of a U.S.-China Economic Cooperation 100-Day Plan, U.S....
12 May 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- A federal court in San Francisco ruled Tuesday, May 10, that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency violated the Endangered Species Act by not adequately reviewing 59 different registrations on neonicotinoid-coated seeds between 2007 and 2012. The ruling was handed down by the U.S. District Court f...
12 May 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Staff from two federal agencies that want to see increased funding to the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act, or PRIA, but are also preparing for budget cuts. Agency representatives explained the impact of proposed cuts Thursday at a hearing before the Senate Agriculture Committee. The committee...