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Glen Smith, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development, is sworn in during his Senate confirmation hearing. (Photo courtesy of Sen. Joni Ernst's office)
Smith Defends Rural Loan Cuts, REAP
10/6/2026 | 4:27 PM CDT
Undersecretary Smith Defends Rural Development Performance
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Diesel and gasoline storage tanks sit at a farmer cooperative in Osborn, Missouri. A new executive order from the White House works to temporarily ease certain federal tax and penalty requirements tied to dyed diesel use in highway vehicles. (DTN file photo by Jim Patrico)
White House Pushes Dyed Diesel Relief
10/6/2026 | 12:20 PM CDT
Trump Orders Temporary Relief on Dyed Diesel Taxes, Penalties
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, apologized to community leaders and meatpacking workers in Dodge City, Kansas, on Monday after a federal immigration enforcement sweep last month put the community's large immigrant population on edge. The enforcement action also disrupted one of the biggest beef-meatpacking regions in the country. (DTN photo by Chris Clayton)
Kansas Gov. Apologizes Over ICE Actions
10/6/2026 | 8:32 AM CDT
Kansas Governor: ICE Action Costs Beef Industry Millions, Sows Lasting Fear
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Moisture across most of the country has led to improvement in pasture and range conditions. (USDA NASS data; DTN map by Kathy Myers)
Moisture Boosts Fall Range Conditions
10/6/2026 | 8:00 AM CDT
Pasture Conditions Improve Across Key Beef States
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A U.S. and Canadian flag fly together. The U.S., Canada and Mexico met last week at the 35th Tri-National Agricultural Accord in Calgary, Alberta, as trade officials from the three countries also gathered at the G20 Trade Ministerial in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (DTN photo by Jake Zajkowski)
Expectations Grow for Mexico Trade Deal
10/6/2026 | 6:49 AM CDT
Agriculture Leaders Use Tri-National Accord to Navigate USMCA Uncertainty
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  1. Undersecretary Smith Defends Rural Development Performance

  2. Trump Orders Temporary Relief on Dyed Diesel Taxes, Penalties

  3. Kansas Governor: ICE Action Costs Beef Industry Millions, Sows Lasting Fear

  4. Pasture Conditions Improve Across Key Beef States

  5. Agriculture Leaders Use Tri-National Accord to Navigate USMCA Uncertainty

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Glen Smith, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development, is sworn in during his Senate confirmation hearing. (Photo courtesy of Sen. Joni Ernst's office)

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