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16 Dec 2016
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent OMAHA (DTN) -- The American Farm Bureau Federation was among the groups supporting the nomination of U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke, a Montana Republican, to be Interior Secretary. "The nomination of Ryan Zinke for secretary of the Interior signals an important step toward balanced use of federal lands," AFBF Pre...
16 Dec 2016
By Elizabeth WilliamsDTN Special Correspondent INDIANOLA, Iowa (DTN) -- On many family farms, pioneer legends and land are intertwined. For beginning farmer Quint Pottinger of New Haven, Kentucky, the link goes back to the Revolutionary War and comes with a price tag. Every generation of Pottingers has been required to buy or re-buy a piece of the...
16 Dec 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The consensus is the herbicide glyphosate is unlikely to be carcinogenic to humans, based on the scientific data collected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and presented to a scientific advisory panel, or SAP, studying cancer links to glyphosate this week in Arlington, Virginia. During the...
15 Dec 2016
By John HarringtonDTN Livestock Analyst Though holiday protocol varies from gift-grab to gift-grab, mid-December is often the time when tantalizingly small and large packages start to accumulate around the old Christmas tree. Some households with starry-eyed children or sentimental adults may insist that the yuletide skirt remains completely bare ...
15 Dec 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The visceral political fights over livestock marketing rules will carry into the Trump administration as reaction to USDA's release of three rules on Wednesday ranged from all-out praise from some farm groups to condemnations of political retribution by other groups. The livestock marketing rule...