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7 Aug 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has yet to decide whether to grant a request by a number of Democratic senators to extend by 90 days the public comment period on a proposed rollback of the waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule, an agency spokesperson told DTN on Friday. In a July 17, 2...
7 Aug 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Though farmers in the upper Midwest continue to fend off the gray wolf from harming livestock, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday reversed efforts by former President Barack Obama's administration to remove the species from the endangered list. The U.S. Fish and ...
4 Aug 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Volatile seems to be the word of the season in farm country this year. Between rocky markets, herbicide drift and crop conditions that seem to vary mile to mile, it's been an unpredictable season, farmers told DTN. Some growers are seeing excellent crops and well-timed rains; others are...
4 Aug 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor MORGAN, Minn. (DTN) -- While Farmfest is known for its traditional heat and humidity, it was cool, bordering on chilly, on Thursday as 11 members of the House Agriculture Committee heard about a broad array of concerns over the farm bill and rural economy. The Ag Committee is holding listening sessions across t...
4 Aug 2017
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst In a few weeks, we will all be acting like NASA engineers, poring over weather forecasts to see if the skies are clear and conditions are favorable for our one window to experience a major astronomical phenomenon -- the first total solar eclipse in the continental United States since 1979. The only thing that w...