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29 Nov 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor CRESTON, Iowa (DTN) -- The trajectory of rising stars in the Democratic Party right now can seem as fleeting as a shooting star, but right now the candidate on the rise is South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg. A year ago, the rising, youthful, non-establishment Democrat who could talk about bread-and-butter...
29 Nov 2019
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Be careful about that salad you might eat in the coming days and take some time to know what kind of lettuce is in it and where it was grown. A romaine lettuce outbreak has now spread to 19 states with 67 reported cases and 39 hospitalizations as the Centers for Disease Control conti...
27 Nov 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Staff Reporter DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- I have a hearing loss. It is a disability. There, I said it. Did you hear me? If you are a farmer, maybe not. It is no secret agricultural workers are exposed to a laundry list of deafening noises. It's not just machinery either -- from bellowing livestock to hammering that steel something or...
27 Nov 2019
By Matthew WildeDTN Production Editor DES MOINES, Iowa (DTN) -- Mother Nature is unleashing more erratic and severe weather events than ever before. If farmers want to remain productive and profitable, they will have to adapt to climate change. That's the message delivered Monday by farmers, researchers and agriculture experts at the "Agriculture i...
27 Nov 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- As the final days wane in a public comment period on the latest Renewable Fuel Standard proposal, indications are President Donald Trump is aware farmers and ethanol producers are unhappy with a proposal to account for gallons lost to small-refinery exemptions. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, during a ...