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30 Jan 2025
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Twenty-three states joined the Iowa Pork Producers Association on Wednesday in an appeal to the Supreme Court challenging California's animal-housing law created by Proposition 12. The industry continues to fight the law, which they say is discriminatory because it regulates pig farming practices nationwide. On Jan. 3, 2025, ...
30 Jan 2025
This story is the fourth of five profiles of the people selected as the DTN/Progressive Farmer's 2025 America's Best Young Farmers and Ranchers program. Today, we introduce three sisters: Grace Lunski, Annie Gorder and Mollie Ficocello, Sproule Farms/3 Farm Daughters, of Grand Forks, North Dakota. ** There is a truism often spoken around Sproule Fa...
29 Jan 2025
SAN ANTONIO (DTN) -- The Trump administration rescinded its attempt at a government-wide freeze on federal aid on Wednesday, but it underscores the aggressive moves President Trump's team is pursuing to rein in spending over the next four years. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued another statement revoking the freeze, whic...
29 Jan 2025
OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continue to be slightly higher than a month ago, according to sellers tracked by DTN for the third full week of January 2025. This marks the fifth consecutive week most prices have been higher. Six fertilizer prices are higher while two are lower. As has been the case in recent months, no fertilizer had a siz...
29 Jan 2025
This story is the third of five profiles of the people selected as the DTN/Progressive Farmer's 2025 America's Best Young Farmers and Ranchers program. Today, we introduce Emily Mullen-Niccum, The Mullen Dairy & Creamery, of Okeana, Ohio. ** Emily Mullen-Niccum tells a family story in which her father and dairy farmer, Tim, prayed so fervently for ...