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3 Aug 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA's rural watershed and flood prevention program is just one area that will see an injection of funds under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) as the Senate continues to debate the bill. Senators continue votes to amend the 2,700-page bill, which is projected to increase spending on an array of infrastructure p...
3 Aug 2021
The wall is finally going to open a window. The blocking ridge that has been so consistent across western North America since early June has shown only a couple of weaknesses over the last two months. This time, it will finally give way to a pair of systems that will move through the western half of the continent. One is currently located in the Gu...
3 Aug 2021
WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee on Monday approved a $25.85 billion fiscal year 2022 bill for the Agriculture Department and related agencies, including $7 billion in disaster aid. The subcommittee passed the bill by voice in a 15-minute markup session late Monday. The full Senate Appropriations Committee will...
2 Aug 2021
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (DTN) -- Former Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts on Monday urged caution for Congress and USDA in making any change to rules for cattle markets and the packing industry. The former chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee also cited the need for USDA involvement in setting ground rules for carbon sequestration programs. Before retiring ...
2 Aug 2021
The global container-based supply chain serving U.S. exporters and importers is continuing to experience unprecedented challenges, congestion, delays and cost increases at virtually every step in the system: overseas and North American ports, railroads, shipping lines, inland rail terminals, trucking and warehousing, noted Specialty Soya & Grains A...