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12 Feb 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The White House will release its long-awaited infrastructure plan on Monday, which calls for spending $200 billion in federal funding over 10 years to stimulate $1.5 trillion in new infrastructure investment, as well as overhauling the federal permit process for large infrastructure projects. The...
12 Feb 2018
By Lori CullerDTN HR Columnist Having a website and social media pages isn't just for larger organizations -- farms of all sizes can benefit. Whether you're looking to hire additional labor, securing more land to rent or wanting to obtain new credit or financing, having a healthy presence on the internet helps you build relationships and showcases...
9 Feb 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA, (DTN) -- The federal government shutdown briefly early Friday morning before the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives voted to approve a much-criticized spending bill that includes some key agricultural programs. The budget agreement includes provisions for dairy and cotton farmers that will boost the...
8 Feb 2018
By Dan MillerProgressive Farmer Senior Editor It's not a rare sight for the lights to be burning late as Quint Pottinger stacks another pallet of 50-pound bags of corn -- filling, weighing and sewing each bag closed. From the modest-sized shop where Quint has installed a grain cleaner, bagger and certified floor scale, his Affinity Farms-labeled co...
8 Feb 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The retail fertilizer market appears to be stuck on replay, as average prices for most fertilizers moved higher again the last week of January 2018, according to retailers surveyed by DTN. All but one of the eight major fertilizers were higher compared to a month earlier. One difference from previous w...