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9 Jan 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers who had waited to enroll in the Market Facilitation Program will get a deadline extension once USDA Farm Service Agency offices are allowed to reopen. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced Tuesday it will extend the Jan. 15 enrollment deadline for the trade-aid payments and add a c...
8 Jan 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (DTN) -- Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren stormed through the reddest part of Iowa over the weekend but discovered standing-room-only crowds on her three days of campaigning -- helped by abnormally mild January weather -- as she made a splash in visiting the first state of the 2020 Democr...
8 Jan 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst High water has been plaguing much of the U.S. river system since the end of December 2018. Many safety restrictions have been in place for weeks, but an accident on the Ohio River has created quite a mess. On Dec. 25, 2018, the towing vessel Debbie Graham, which was pushing 15 loaded coal barges carrying appro...
8 Jan 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied attempts to make oral arguments before the court by 15 states in lawsuits against California and Massachusetts over claims of regulating agricultural production across state lines. Without commentary, the Supreme Court denied a pair of court cases, includin...
7 Jan 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, announced Friday he would retire at the end of his term and not seek re-election in 2020. The crusty 82-year-old known for his sharp wit in Senate hearings has been a staunch defender of production agri...