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24 Jan 2018
By Jerry Hagstrom DTN Political Correspondent and Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The U.S. Senate voted early Monday afternoon to end the three-day federal government shutdown and fund the government through Feb. 8. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said the three-week funding extension would give senators time ...
24 Jan 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- As of Tuesday morning, livestock producers are not yet required to report certain emissions to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, since a federal appeals court had not yet responded to an agency request for a delay past Monday's deadline. In a message posted on the agency's website, EPA said it...
23 Jan 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Basis Analyst Severe icing has wreaked havoc on the U.S River system for weeks now and there is hope that forecasts for a warm-up the next few days may help alleviate some of that. Still, even if there is a slight meltdown, that ice needs to work its way down river and through locks, which could cause ice jams along their path. S...
23 Jan 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The national stay on the 2015 waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule is expected to be lifted following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Monday that any legal challenges to the rule must take place in federal district courts and not at the appellate level. However, that doesn't necessarily mean the previ...
23 Jan 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- More farmers likely will be filing Chapter 12 bankruptcy in 2018, as they continue to struggle with costs of production exceeding commodity prices, ag lender CoBank said in a new report. The CoBank report, "Forces that will shape the U.S. rural economy in 2018," said commodity price depression from su...