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18 Jun 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter NELIGH, Neb. (DTN) -- There's no reason to be blue about FFA. In fact, it appears the national student organization, along with its iconic blue corduroy jacket, is making a comeback. The nation's largest student-led organization in the nation is getting bigger. School districts are adding agriculture and FFA back int...
15 Jun 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Farm groups took to social media on Thursday as part of a last-ditch effort to get the Trump administration to back off trade tariffs the administration is expected to implement against China on Friday. The groups fear China could bounce right back with tariffs against U.S. agricultural commoditie...
15 Jun 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Farm groups took to social media on Thursday as part of a last-ditch effort to get the Trump administration to back off trade tariffs the administration is expected to implement against China on Friday. The groups fear China could bounce right back with tariffs against U.S. agricultural commoditie...
15 Jun 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- This season is setting up to be a tale of two summers. A wide swath of the Midwest is swimming in water. Ohio farmer Keith Peters' biggest concern is the swollen Columbus River, while Indiana grower Scott Wallis has heard of neighbors erecting levies. But more southern and western regio...
15 Jun 2018
By John HarringtonDTN Livestock Analyst Not to get too churchy and possibly spoil happy hour, but "Come, Labor On" is one of my favorite hymns. As a young boy, I can remember gleefully seeing it on the program of the early service (i.e., pre guitars, keyboards and praise choirs) and singing the old standard with great gusto: "Come, labor on!Who dar...