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3 Dec 2015
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- A pair of agricultural foundations are creating a new institute to examine the state of the country's soil and stress the importance of soil in daily life. The Oklahoma-based Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and the Illinois-based Farm Foundation are announcing the aptly named "Soil Health Institut...
3 Dec 2015
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed the conference report on a highway bill that would also prevent Congress from making a $3 billion cut to the crop insurance program which was included in the budget agreement. The vote was 359 to 65, with no Democrats voting agains...
3 Dec 2015
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- All indications are Abengoa Bioenergy SA continues normal operations at its ethanol plants in the United States despite questions about the Spain-based company's financial health. Abengoa Bioenergy SA filed for protection from its creditors last week, and there were questions about what a potential pe...
2 Dec 2015
By John HarringtonDTN Livestock Analyst With recreational drones flying off the shelves, letters to Santa need to be mailed pronto. If estimates of nearly a million requests this season for the cool tech toy turn out to be accurate, the old boy stands to lose his Christmas cheer PDQ. Personally, I "overnighted" my entire list to the North Pole sev...
2 Dec 2015
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Members of the House Agriculture Committee declared themselves as friends of the Farm Credit System at a hearing on Wednesday, but told regulators in the Farm Credit Administration that friends shouldn't let friends drift outside their mission and purpose. The House Agriculture Committee held a he...