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12 May 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has decided to drop an appeal of a district court decision, ending its pursuit of listing the lesser prairie chicken as endangered through the Endangered Species Act. The decision comes after the Justice Department had filed arguments May 5 to the U.S. Court of Appeals f...
12 May 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- As the Obama administration begins to wind down, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is trying to ensure USDA continues work on a long-term strategy for dealing with climate change. In an interview Wednesday, Vilsack said USDA's work on climate mitigation and resiliency will ideally cause peop...
12 May 2016
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Senate Agriculture Committee ranking member Debbie Stabenow has shared the legislative language of her version of a bill to labeling of genetically modified foods with Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts and her staff has briefed groups on all sides of the debate on he...
11 May 2016
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN for the first week of May 2016 continue to remain constant. Retail fertilizer prices have been unwavering for four consecutive weeks now. Five fertilizers slipped lower while the other three fertilizers were higher compared to last month. None of the five fertil...
11 May 2016
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst Class I railroads will be required to provide weekly reports on their service performance under new rules proposed by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) late last month. The new requirements are aimed at preventing widespread rail service issues such as those in 2014 that affected numerous commodity shipp...