Headline News
RECENT NEWS
13 Jan 2020
By Lance WoodburyDTN Farm Business Adviser At some point in your farming or ranching career, you begin to think about who will take over the business. You realize replacing yourself involves not just carrying on the tasks you perform every day but also determining control over the very asset base that provides for your livelihood. It begins to dawn...
10 Jan 2020
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter PHILADELPHIA (DTN) -- Want a sneak peak into the future? Believe it or not, you can find it in a hotel conference room in downtown Philadelphia this week. There, scientists and students have gathered to present their research for the Northeastern Plant, Pest, and Soils Conference -- a joint meeting of five scie...
10 Jan 2020
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a proposal to streamline the process of a National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, which has created a drawn-out process for farmers and ranchers who seek renewal of term grazing permits, who want to conduct range improvements and who want to be involve...
10 Jan 2020
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- A Nevada congresswoman introduced legislation that would create more oversight for USDA checkoff programs, drawing cheers from checkoff critics and pushback from a cattlemen's organization. The bill, introduced by Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., mirrors a Senate bill that would prevent checkoff programs...
9 Jan 2020
By ShayLe StewartDTN Livestock Analyst My all-time favorite cattle market reference came from the late market connoisseur himself, Pat Goggins, who said, "the cattle market is nothing but an attitude." The first quarter of the year is always an exhilarating time. Cash cattle prices are usually at their highest and there's a natural sense of optimi...