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13 Jul 2017
By Richard SmithDTN Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO (DTN) -- South Korea's beef imports totaled 170,176 tons in the first five months of this year, an 8% rise compared to the same period last year. Consumers in South Korea seek less expensive meat amid the sluggish pace of economic recovery and an anti-graft law, which limits gifts that can be given to ...
13 Jul 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- A number of environmental groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week after the agency delayed the implementation of stricter national ambient air quality standards by one year. In 2015, President Barack Obama's EPA proposed tightening the ozone standards of particulate matte...
13 Jul 2017
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) on Wednesday joined other Southern states by announcing additional measures to mitigate the risk of herbicides containing dicamba. The new rules filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State extend through Oct. 1, 2017, and...
12 Jul 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Farm groups are cautioning the Trump administration not to open a "Pandora's Box" by claiming restrictions on steel and aluminum are needed to protect "national security." Eighteen agricultural groups wrote to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on Tuesday, stressing that such a move would be ...
12 Jul 2017
By Urban C. LehnerDTN Editor Emeritus When he's not farming, he repairs roads. She has a part-time job in town. The adult son who lives with them is a wallpaper hanger. They help their daughter care for the grandchildren, they know everyone for miles around, they volunteer to help when the community needs help. I could be describing a lot of farme...