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    Iowa Ag-Gag Law Faces Court Challenge

    • Iowa's new ag trespass law faces its first legal challenge, just one month after it took effect. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Dave Tonge)

      Gov. Reynolds Vows to Defend State's Latest Attempt to Protect Ag Facilities

      4/23/2019 | 12:04 PM CDT

      Just one month after a new law prohibiting trespassing on agricultural production facilities took effect, animal rights groups have filed a lawsuit.

    • S&P 500 on Track for All-Time High

      S&P 500 on Track for All-Time High

      4/23/2019 | 11:30 AM CDT

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      Oil Hits 6-Month High on Tuesday

      4/23/2019 | 9:47 AM CDT

    • New Words in 2019 Added to Dictionary

      New Words in 2019 Added to Dictionary

      4/23/2019 | 6:59 AM CDT
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    Missouri River Floods Debate

    • At a U.S. Senate hearing in Glenwood, Iowa, on Wednesday, Army Corps of Engineers Major General Scott Spellmon (left) and John Remus, chief of Missouri River Basin water management, both testified about how last month's floods occurred and what can be done to mitigate such flooding. Spellmon said little could have been done to stop the flooding downstream from Corps dams. (DTN photo by Chris Clayton)

      Lawmakers Seek Answers from Corps About Flood, Reassurance on Rebuilding

      4/22/2019 | 1:43 PM CDT

      Officials from the Corps of Engineers on Wednesday testified that flood protection remains their top priority, but senators were skeptical after...

    • To Find a Pigweed

      How to Identify a Palmer Amaranth Seedling

      4/22/2019 | 1:41 PM CDT

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      Whoops, Did I Buy the Wrong Vehicle?

      4/18/2019 | 11:58 AM CDT

    • Pushing Back on Oil Refiners

      Iowa Ethanol Leaders Challenge EPA to Reject New Small-Refinery Exemptions

      4/17/2019 | 4:37 PM CDT
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    Property Taxes on the Farm

    • 2017 Ag Census data shows California and Nebraska farmers and ranchers pay more in property taxes than other state. The chart shows states with property taxes higher than the national average in the Ag Census. (DTN chart by Nick Scalise)

      New Ag Census Shows Disparities in Property Taxes by State

      4/22/2019 | 1:48 PM CDT

      Farm income might have fallen after the 2012 Ag Census, but new numbers from 2017 show farmers and ranchers collectively paid $2 billion more in...

    • FCC Details 5G Expansion

      Trump Administration Planning Rural Fund to Boost High-Frequency Broadband

      4/22/2019 | 1:45 PM CDT

    • Last Laugh

      This Iowa farmer can put up with a bit of ribbing for the rich payoff he expects from chestnut farming.

      4/22/2019 | 1:37 PM CDT

    • New Ag Census Data Released

      2017 Ag Census Shows More Women Producers, Fewer Middle-Sized Farms in America

      4/15/2019 | 11:01 AM CDT
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    Agriculture Confidence Index Results: Optimism Rises as Temperatures Fall

    1/2/2018 | 7:34 AM CST

    DTN/PF's survey of farmers to determine the Agriculture Confidence Index shows that while farmers are more optimistic than a year ago, the...

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      Confidence, It's in the Name

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      9/5/2017 | 7:57 AM CDT
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