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14 Jan 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Fort Bridger, Wyoming, rancher Andrew Johnson is negotiating a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a case that drew national attention when the agency claimed Johnson's stock pond was not exempt from the Clean Water Act. Johnson and EPA were granted a stay in the case for 45 da...
14 Jan 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Des Moines Water Works' nutrients lawsuit against 10 Iowa drainage districts may not go to bench trial as scheduled in August, as a federal judge in Iowa has submitted a list of legal questions to the state's Supreme Court that could determine the future of the lawsuit. The lawsuit could have national...
14 Jan 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (DTN) -- With fewer than three weeks left until the first actual votes for U.S. president, farm policy is largely taking a backseat to other issues, even as candidates barnstorm across Iowa looking to solidify support in a state where farming is the center of the economy. Overall, Craig Hil...
13 Jan 2016
By Alan BruglerDTN Contributing Analyst USDA's Grain Stocks report is arguably the most significant of the four grain reports released in January, because any production and yield changes for last fall are already included in it, as well as any changes that need to be made to feed and residual use. The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate...
13 Jan 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor ORLANDO, Fla. (DTN) -- With all of the issues facing American agriculture, the new president of the American Farm Bureau Federation said Tuesday that immigration reform would be the first issue he would choose to testify on before Congress if he were given the option. Farm Bureau delegates voted Tuesday for Duv...