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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...
20 Jan 2017
By Richard SmithDTN Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO (DTN) -- Despite a regain in consumer interest for imported pork, ostensibly because of bird flu, South Korea's pork imports slightly decreased over the past year, both overall and from the U.S. Contrastingly, beef imports volumes have surged, with the U.S. product the main beneficiary. Korea Customs ...
19 Jan 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- After extensive deliberation, President-elect Donald Trump named former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as his nominee for Agriculture secretary early Thursday. In a statement, Trump noted Perdue "embraced polices under which Georgia farmers have thrived," and Perdue would bring that same level of succ...
19 Jan 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers considering a switch or transition to organic crops have a lot to read right now if they want to keep pace with changes happening in the industry. Several changes in the organic industry have happened just over the past week. USDA on Wednesday finalized a rule on organic livestock and pou...