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21 Mar 2016
By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- A former president of the National Pork Producers Council has announced plans to form a new company and build a $240 million processing plant in Mason City, Iowa. The Carolinas-based Prestage Farms announced the rollout of Prestage Foods of Iowa LLC to build a 650,000-square-foot pork-processing...
21 Mar 2016
By Lance WoodburyDTN Farm Business Adviser When you think about the key advisers to your family business, the people who help you through important decisions and implementation strategies, who comes to mind? Your accountant, attorney, lender, investment adviser or insurance agent are a few of the professionals that offer technical advice as your bu...
18 Mar 2016
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) --- President Barack Obama heads to Cuba for a state visit on Sunday, followed by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and a number of senators and House members with agricultural interests. The trip will reflect a significant milestone in attempting to re-establish a normal relationship wi...
18 Mar 2016
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- This bi-monthly column condenses the latest news in the field of crop technology, research and products. IMAGINE THERE'S NO ... GMOs. Three scientists from Purdue University set out to answer a controversial question: What would happen if genetically engineered (GE) crops vanished from ...
17 Mar 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Several major agricultural groups have opted to join a legal battle over neonicotinoid seed treatments and support the Environmental Protection Agency's motion to dismiss the case originally brought by environmental groups and a handful of beekeepers. The litigation over neonicotinoids has signif...