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23 Jan 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- At least a few agricultural groups were vocal in their criticism Monday after President Donald Trump followed through on a campaign promise by signing a memorandum to withdraw from the largest trade deal the U.S. had ever negotiated, the Trans-Pacific Partnership. In signing the executive order t...
23 Jan 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- A new study from the University of Wisconsin holds some good news for soybean growers facing tight margins in 2017. The research, led by Extension agronomist Shawn Conley and Ph. D student Adam Gaspar, shows that Midwest growers have the best chance to make a profit (and the lowest risk ...
23 Jan 2017
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst The DTN average DDG spot price was unchanged from one week ago at $93 for the week ended Jan. 19. Price declines ranged from $5 to $10 per ton, and increases ranged from $2 to $9. Of the 39 locations from which DTN collects spot prices, six bids were lower, seven bids were higher and the balance of the prices...
20 Jan 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Fourteen states are seizing the moment in asking the Trump administration in a letter this week to repeal two new Endangered Species Act rules they say are costly to farmers and ranchers in their states. The attorneys general of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, Louisiana, South Caro...
20 Jan 2017
By Lori CullerDTN Farm Business Adviser Unfortunately, most of us know someone who has been injured in a farming accident. One of my own family members was involved in a serious accident a few years ago. According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety (NIOSH), in 2012, 374 farmers and farm workers died from work-related injuries. Every d...