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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...
9 Jan 2020
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Fourteen states, the city of New York and the District of Columbia have asked a federal court to vacate the latest EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers action on the waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule and apply a significant nexus test when regulating waters across the country. A new federal ...
9 Jan 2020
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Taking another step to completing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the Senate Finance Committee voted 25-3 on Tuesday to advance the trade deal to the full Senate. USMCA has been a priority for most agricultural groups as a way to provide some certainty on tariffs and trade with two of the count...