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9 Aug 2018
By John HarringtonDTN Livestock Analyst Perhaps circling the drain even faster than the likes of black rhinos, whooping cranes and snow leopards, small-town newspapers represent a particularly sad and endangered form of business. Some remain securely on life-support thanks to legal notices required by small-county seats. Yet virtually none of this ...
9 Aug 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Ag leaders in the Trump administration may have thought the announcement a couple of weeks ago of a $12 billion aid package might quell some farmer voices of unrest, but farmers remain split over the damage done by tariffs that have reduced agricultural trade. Pushing back on the White House...
9 Aug 2018
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor CLAFLIN, Kan. (DTN) -- Farmers know all too well that there's no such thing as a made crop until it is in the bin or sold down the road. However, this year's View From the Cab contributors are experiencing a decent growing season in their areas of Kansas and Ohio. "You don't have to go very...
8 Aug 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- A federal judge's gag order against hog farmers and others tied to nuisance lawsuits prevents those with the most knowledge of the farming practices from talking about the impact the lawsuits have on their livelihoods, lawyers for the American Farm Bureau Federation and North Carolina Farm Bu...
8 Aug 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is ready to hand over Clean Water Act permitting authority on a subset of protected waters to states and tribes. For decades, farmers and ranchers have faced confusion not only on what constitutes a water of the United States, but also where to apply for Section 404 dr...