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20 Dec 2024
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Zeeland, Michigan-based Boersen Farms asked a federal judge on Wednesday to allow it to sell three parcels of land and use the proceeds to pay creditors including a Utah-based equipment leasing company that the farm owes $33.2 million, according to a motion and brief filed in federal court. Boersen Farms leased more than 120 ...
20 Dec 2024
REDFIELD, Iowa (DTN) -- The Southern Plains states of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas have seen varied pasture and rangeland conditions this year due to wildfire and drought in certain areas. "We had plenty of moisture early to get the grass growing, so we have a good hay crop," said Pawnee, Oklahoma, rancher Matt Fuss. "But by midsummer, the rain shut ...
20 Dec 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- After a week of drama surrounding the details, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to approve a short-term funding bill for the government that includes close to $31 billion in aid for farmers to deal with natural disasters and economic challenges. The bill would fund the federal government to operate through mid-March....
20 Dec 2024
Editor's Note: Each year, DTN publishes our choices for the Top 10 ag news stories of the year as selected by DTN analysts, editors and reporters. This year, we're counting them down from Dec. 18 to Dec. 31. On Jan. 1, 2025, we will look at some of the runners-up for the year. Today, we continue the countdown with No. 8: the U.S. cattle market's pe...
19 Dec 2024
Editor's Note: This story was updated 6:49 p.m. Dec. 19. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- The House voted down a funding bill on Thursday evening even after President-elect Donald Trump declared his support for the new package. The House rejected the bill, a Continuing Resolution (CR) on a 174-235 vote. The bill would have funded the federal government through mi...