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16 Aug 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Bayer AG has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a landmark Roundup case, arguing in a petition filed on Monday that a federal appeals court committed errors in the case brought by non-Hodgkin's lymphoma victim Edwin Hardeman. Bayer said in its petition to the Supreme Court the U.S. (SCOTUS) that the Court of Appeals for t...
16 Aug 2021
In a family business, the word "succession" is often followed by the word "plan." The idea is that handing off the business is mostly about clarifying the goals, timeline and activities that will result in a successful transition. Identify the necessary changes, set some key dates, confirm a financial strategy, and you're done. Not so fast. Develop...
13 Aug 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (DTN) -- In the middle of the U.S. Senate's flurry of amendments and votes this week on a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation resolution was a unanimous vote to protect farmers and ranchers from proposed higher taxes on capital gains. The U.S. Senate voted 99-0 to accept an amendment by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., that would protect o...
13 Aug 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Animal rights groups do not have a First Amendment right to lie in order to gain access to agricultural facilities to conduct undercover investigations, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled this week, in overturning an Iowa district court's ruling against the state's 2012 so-called "ag-gag" law. The ruling g...
13 Aug 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Animal rights groups do not have a First Amendment right to lie in order to gain access to agricultural facilities to conduct undercover investigations, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled this week, in overturning an Iowa district court's ruling against the state's 2012 so-called "ag-gag" law. The ruling g...