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20 Apr 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Just three weeks ago, the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University was celebrating its 30th anniversary with guest lecturers, including some of the former state legislators who helped create the center. But in a surprise move last week at the Iowa statehouse, lawmakers ...
19 Apr 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- As President Donald Trump champions a "hire American, buy American" executive order meant to crack down on foreign guest workers at high-tech companies, he will leave agriculture's guest-worker program untouched in the process. Senior administration officials outlined the latest executive order on...
19 Apr 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- It's likely Sonny Perdue will be up to speed on the issues facing agriculture if the Senate follows through and votes to confirm Perdue early next week. That's the expectation of Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, who told reporters on Tuesday he expects Perdue to be confirmed with flying colors, perhap...
19 Apr 2017
By Richard OswaldDTN Special Correspondent LANGDON, Mo. (DTN) -- For View From the Cab farmer Zack Rendel of Miami, Oklahoma, success this spring can be summed up in five little words: "We switched the planter over." What he means is he finished corn planting with the completion of a side-by-side test plot Wednesday afternoon in plenty of time bef...
18 Apr 2017
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The White House is still working on its infrastructure proposal, but a special assistant to the president sees the plan as a potential major boost in job creation and bipartisanship. D.J. Gribbin, the special assistant to President Donald Trump on infrastructure, spoke recently at a...