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5 Sep 2024
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- With some farmers facing farm contamination from "forever chemicals" through the use of sewer sludge applied as fertilizer -- especially in states such as Maine and Michigan -- the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week announced millions of dollars in grants to help learn more about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance...
5 Sep 2024
This article was originally posted at 3:26 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, Sept. 4. It was updated at 2:34 p.m. CDT on Thursday, Sept. 5, with a statement from USDA. ** REDFIELD, Iowa (DTN) -- Following U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack's announcement last week that USDA has authorized the acceptance of licensure applications for an initial field st...
5 Sep 2024
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- USDA forecasts 2024 net farm income 4.4% lower than last year at $140 billion. That's a sharp reversal from USDA's February forecast, which called for a 25% decline in net farm income, the agency's broad way of measuring profits across the various ag sectors. Net cash farm income, which accounts only for gross cash income...
5 Sep 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- President Joe Biden and his administration are championing new investments in rural energy as the president travels to Wisconsin on Thursday to announce $7.3 billion in rural electric grants and loans. The president will visit Westby, a town in southwestern Wisconsin, with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to announce grants and loan...
4 Sep 2024
REDFIELD, Iowa (DTN) -- Following U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack's announcement last week of USDA's approval of vaccine testing for H5N1 for cattle, South Dakota-based animal health vaccine manufacturer Medgene has responded to the notice. "We have a number of companies that have been working on vaccines, and one company has presented su...