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15 Jul 2016
By Lori CullerDTN HR Columnist With the major shortage of drivers, you might be wondering how your farm could possibly find and compete for drivers. The American Trucker Association had predicted a shortage of 48,000 truckers by the end of 2015. It's been on the rise as the shortage just a few years ago was only 30,000 drivers. With average over-th...
15 Jul 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Proposed legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday to convert the $1 blenders biodiesel tax credit to a producers tax credit may not see the light of day this year. Ahead of the presidential election, the chances of Congress taking up tax extenders measures is slim. Ben Evans, director o...
15 Jul 2016
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Lead is the most common cause of poisoning with cattle. Even a small amount of lead can kill livestock if they drink crankcase oil, lick grease or chew on lead plumbing fixtures or old vehicle batteries. Lead poisoning is difficult to identify and is most often fatal in cattle. Preventing cattle from ...
14 Jul 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor DES MOINES (DTN) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack declined to discuss presidential politics Saturday but sought to tout to the nation's governors the importance of both expanded trade and local foods to boosting farm incomes and rural economic development. Vilsack attended the National Governors' Associatio...
14 Jul 2016
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Reed and Curtis Storey didn't plant dicamba-tolerant crops this year, but their soybean crop has been injured twice by applications made by neighboring farmers who did. The Marvell, Arkansas, farmers aren't alone. Crop injury complaints continue to mount this summer a...