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23 Jan 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Basis Analyst Severe icing has wreaked havoc on the U.S River system for weeks now and there is hope that forecasts for a warm-up the next few days may help alleviate some of that. Still, even if there is a slight meltdown, that ice needs to work its way down river and through locks, which could cause ice jams along their path. S...
23 Jan 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The national stay on the 2015 waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule is expected to be lifted following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Monday that any legal challenges to the rule must take place in federal district courts and not at the appellate level. However, that doesn't necessarily mean the previ...
23 Jan 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- More farmers likely will be filing Chapter 12 bankruptcy in 2018, as they continue to struggle with costs of production exceeding commodity prices, ag lender CoBank said in a new report. The CoBank report, "Forces that will shape the U.S. rural economy in 2018," said commodity price depression from su...
22 Jan 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The last two weeks in Congress highlight the improbability of getting a farm bill done on time. Regardless of whether the lights remain on at federal agencies after Friday, Congress and the White House will be battling over a bill to fund the federal government and just how far to go with any pos...
22 Jan 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Less than a year after devastating wildfires raced through Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, the Central and Southern Plains are facing higher-than-usual potential of wildland fires through April, according to Kansas State University scientists and a government organization that assesses such risks. In early...