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18 Jul 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- When USDA announced changes in its crop reports last week, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue boasted that modern technology ensured everyone had equal access and a level playing field when it comes to tapping USDA's major market reports. Yet, earlier this year, Perdue said poor internet access i...
18 Jul 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor COLLEGE PARK, Md. (DTN) -- In the debate over which agency should take the lead in regulating cell-cultured proteins -- or meats -- the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday laid out its long history overseeing cell cultures for products ranging from pharmaceuticals to yogurt. FDA and USDA share duties on foo...
17 Jul 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst In late 2015, Congress extended the deadline for positive train control implementation by at least three years to Dec. 31, 2018, with a possible extension to Dec. 31, 2020, if a railroad completed certain statutory requirements necessary to obtain an extension, according to the Federal Railroad Administratio...
17 Jul 2018
By Des KellerProgressive Farmer Contributing Editor ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS: -- Family returning to the farm need to have defined roles and goals.-- New management must work toward building loyalty from employees.-- Embrace technology, such as apps, to track fieldwork and maintenance. ** Karen Makamson Edwards remembers clearly the fall day in 2013 whe...
17 Jul 2018
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Good-to-excellent condition ratings for both corn and soybeans declined nationwide last week, according to the USDA National Ag Statistics Service's weekly Crop Progress report released Monday. NASS estimated that 72% of the nation's corn was in good-to-excellent condition as of Sunday, July 15, d...