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18 Dec 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The second check is in the mail. USDA announced Monday afternoon that "at the direction of President Donald J. Trump," the second "and final round" of trade aid payments under the Market Facilitation Program will be issued. Farmers who grow commodity crops will collect a second payment based on ...
18 Dec 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Pandora's box was an artifact from Greek mythology. In Greek poet Hesiod's "Works and Days," Pandora's box was a large jar given to Pandora that contained all of the world's evils. She unleashed it all when she opened the jar. Only hope was left inside the jar. Communities across the country are looki...
18 Dec 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Talking to Iowa soybean farmers last week about the 2018 farm bill, Deputy Secretary Steve Censky briefly mentioned their new potential cash crop. "You guys are all hemp farmers now," Censky said to a mix of cheers and chuckles. "Great to see that in there (the farm bill)." Legal hemp is all the ...
17 Dec 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA has imposed a $50,000 civil penalty against JBS USA Food Co., also known as Swift Beef Co., and required restitution to producers after JBS' plant in Grand Island, Nebraska, did not accurately track weights, grades and prices for cattle carcasses on accounts to sellers earlier this year. The...
17 Dec 2018
By Todd HultmanDTN Lead Analyst After many years spent working in and teaching about commodity markets, I don't ever recall equating my job to the way a country minister might talk to his congregation. Not until recently, that is, after an interesting experience at this year's DTN Ag Summit. The first time I ever read a commodity-related article th...