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23 Oct 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Three states, along with the American Farm Bureau Federation, asked a federal court in Texas on Thursday to vacate the 2015 waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule in the latest in a long series of court actions. In separate motions filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of T...
23 Oct 2018
By Dan MillerProgressive Farmer Senior Editor The archenemy of ag tires is stubble. Brad Harris, manager of the field engineering group at Firestone, says corn and cotton stubble inflict the worst wear on agricultural tires. Downtime because of a cut tire is costly, too. Harris, who farms in Ohio, says Firestone has calculated that downtime during ...
23 Oct 2018
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The nation's soybean harvest fell further behind the normal pace last week, and corn harvest also slowed to just a couple points ahead of average, USDA's National Ag Statistics Service said in its weekly Crop Progress report on Monday. As of Sunday, Oct. 21, 53% of the soybean crop was harvested, ...
22 Oct 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Farm losses in Georgia following Hurricane Michael last week are going to make it hard for farmers to cover operating loans unless lenders can offer some latitude on payment. Gerald Long, president of the Georgia Farm Bureau, said loan repayment is one his biggest concerns for fellow farmers tryin...
22 Oct 2018
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (DTN) -- Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler, and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Thursday signed a joint agency agreement aimed at educating Americans on the impacts and importance of reducin...