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8 Jul 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- California farmers remain stressed about drought conditions and limited water that is also affecting their crop insurance protections. Those were a few of the issues raised by farmers Thursday as Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif., a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, held a farm-bill listening session in his home district. Farm...
8 Jul 2022
In this Equipment Roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at John Deere giving operators of select Gator Utility Vehicles an AutoTrac option for hands-free steering and Yanmar American Corp rolling out its latest SA series of compact tractors. ** DEERE OFFERS AUTOTRAC FOR FULL-SIZE GATORS John Deere is offering a new AutoTrac Ready option for select ...
7 Jul 2022
On June 18, after nearly two years of contract negotiations with Class 1 railroads, U.S. rail workers entered a 30-day cooling-off period which ends on July 18. At any point during the 30-day cooling-off period, President Biden may appoint a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB), which typically consists of three to five members. If that happens, it w...
6 Jul 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- The Environmental Protection Agency will decide by Sept. 30 to spell out how much regulatory oversight is needed for pesticide-treated seeds after the agency opted for five years not to respond to regulatory demands for oversight of treated seeds from environmental groups. The decision could affect seeds for nearly every corn and soy...
6 Jul 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Endangered Species Act reforms finalized by the Trump administration and supported by agriculture groups were vacated by the U.S. District Court for the District of Northern California on Tuesday, setting the stage for a rewrite by the Biden administration. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2019 removed a blanket rule in ...