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20 Apr 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- To help rural communities tap into federal programs, the Biden administration on Wednesday rolled out a strategy to expand USDA Rural Development staff in a handful of rural states and tribes. Senior White House officials briefed reporters Tuesday on the Rural Partners Network, "an all-of-government program" to help rural communities...
20 Apr 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- To help rural communities tap into federal programs, the Biden administration on Wednesday rolled out a strategy to expand USDA Rural Development staff in a handful of rural states and tribes. Senior White House officials briefed reporters Tuesday on the Rural Partners Network, "an all-of-government program" to help rural communities...
19 Apr 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- While areas of North Dakota have seen some improvement in the drought that decimated the state in 2021, cow-calf producers need to be prepared for another drought this growing season. Their plans should include knowing what feedstuffs can be used if drought limits pasture and rangeland grass production. Producers should consider seve...
19 Apr 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- A federal judge in Nebraska on Monday consolidated all lawsuits filed by seven seed companies against Mead, Nebraska, closed ethanol plant owner AltEn LLC. The lawsuits allege AltEn's owner abandoned the 25-million-gallon ethanol plant site and left an environmental cleanup to the seed companies. AltEn stored tons of corn see...
19 Apr 2022
This is the optimal period for planting to begin across the southern half of the United States. From the South to the middle of the Midwest, planters are usually out in full force. Anecdotal reports of antsy farmers wanting to get out into their fields to plant are rising. Increased soil moisture has already led to some delays. (See https://www.dtn...