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3 Sep 2023
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Excuse Zachary Grossman if he spits out the word waterhemp like it puts a bad taste in his mouth. It does. The tenacious summer annual has put on an end of the season sprint this year that has left the weed waving from fields as if it won a marathon. It has. Grossman, who farms near Tina, Missouri, in the northwest corner of ...
1 Sep 2023
Every farmer or rancher can point to a neighbor, friend or even their own family to see the disastrous effects of substance abuse and addiction. It ruins families and destroys businesses, and often shows up in successive generations, leaving a stain on the family legacy. The causes of addiction by our loved ones are not easy to isolate. According t...
31 Aug 2023
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- The EPA removed the significant-nexus jurisdiction test from the waters of the U.S. rule this week, but the Biden administration's action drew unanimous opposition from agriculture. Significant nexus has been a focal point of agriculture's angst with nearly every WOTUS rule finalized during the past decade except for the Trum...
31 Aug 2023
DECATUR, Ill., (DTN) -- United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visited the Farm Progress Show on Wednesday, rolling out new renewable energy funding while defending his use of federal funds to help stimulate both farm income and the rural economy. Vilsack is facing possible limits on his ability to use the $30 billion annual funds USDA ...
30 Aug 2023
DECATUR, Ill., (DTN) -- United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visited the Farm Progress Show on Wednesday, rolling out new renewable energy funding while defending his use of federal funds to help stimulate both farm income and the rural economy. Vilsack is facing possible limits on his ability to use the $30 billion annual funds USDA ...