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12 Feb 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Three years after President Barack Obama's administration finalized the waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule in 2015, agriculture groups and states find themselves in a familiar position -- back in court to block the rule. In the latest move, the American Farm Bureau Federation and other agricultu...
12 Feb 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The White House will release its long-awaited infrastructure plan on Monday, which calls for spending $200 billion in federal funding over 10 years to stimulate $1.5 trillion in new infrastructure investment, as well as overhauling the federal permit process for large infrastructure projects. The...
12 Feb 2018
By Lori CullerDTN HR Columnist Having a website and social media pages isn't just for larger organizations -- farms of all sizes can benefit. Whether you're looking to hire additional labor, securing more land to rent or wanting to obtain new credit or financing, having a healthy presence on the internet helps you build relationships and showcases...
9 Feb 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA, (DTN) -- The federal government shutdown briefly early Friday morning before the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives voted to approve a much-criticized spending bill that includes some key agricultural programs. The budget agreement includes provisions for dairy and cotton farmers that will boost the...
8 Feb 2018
By Dan MillerProgressive Farmer Senior Editor It's not a rare sight for the lights to be burning late as Quint Pottinger stacks another pallet of 50-pound bags of corn -- filling, weighing and sewing each bag closed. From the modest-sized shop where Quint has installed a grain cleaner, bagger and certified floor scale, his Affinity Farms-labeled co...