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13 May 2016
By Jim PatricoProgressive Farmer Senior Editor PLATTSBURG, Mo. (DTN) -- The acquisition season continues. Japanese giant Kubota on Friday announced it has reached an agreement to purchase Great Plains Manufacturing based in Salina, Kansas. The deal comes in the midst of a six-month period when farm equipment manufacturers large and small have sough...
13 May 2016
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- High Plains pastures and rangeland is growing historically well this spring thanks to plenty of moisture in the region. That's good news for grazers from North Dakota to Texas as cattleman continue to rebuild beef cows herds that were reduced in recent dry years. Pasture and rangeland conditions are i...
12 May 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has decided to drop an appeal of a district court decision, ending its pursuit of listing the lesser prairie chicken as endangered through the Endangered Species Act. The decision comes after the Justice Department had filed arguments May 5 to the U.S. Court of Appeals f...
12 May 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- As the Obama administration begins to wind down, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is trying to ensure USDA continues work on a long-term strategy for dealing with climate change. In an interview Wednesday, Vilsack said USDA's work on climate mitigation and resiliency will ideally cause peop...
12 May 2016
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Senate Agriculture Committee ranking member Debbie Stabenow has shared the legislative language of her version of a bill to labeling of genetically modified foods with Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts and her staff has briefed groups on all sides of the debate on he...