Author Archives: Keith Good

A news update on Monday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) stated that, “U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of actions the [USDA] will take to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation by foreign nations. President Donald J. Trump directed Secretary Perdue to… Continue Reading

Reuters writer Tina Bellon reported yesterday that, “A federal appeals court on Wednesday will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit brought by environmental groups who have asked the court to review the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2016 approval of Monsanto’s dicamba-based XtendiMax weed killer. “The groups allege the EPA’s decision to allow the sale of… Continue Reading

DTN writer Pam Smith reported last week that, “How dicamba goes to the field in 2019 is still up in the air, but an Illinois group has joined similar efforts to make sure the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hears concerns and to offer alternatives to current regulations.” Ms. Smith indicated that, “A historic number… Continue Reading

Reuters News reported yesterday that, “The number of U.S. lawsuits brought against Bayer’s newly acquired Monsanto has jumped to about 8,000, as the German drugmaker braces for years of legal wrangling over alleged cancer risks of glyphosate-based weedkillers. “Bayer had previously disclosed 5,200 such lawsuits against Monsanto, which it acquired in a $63 billion deal… Continue Reading

Alex Ruppenthal reported earlier this week at WTTW Television (Chicago) Online that, “Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday vetoed a bill to facilitate urban agriculture zones in Chicago and other Illinois cities, delivering a blow to advocates who said the legislation could have helped to break up food deserts and revitalize underserved communities. “The bill would… Continue Reading

DTN writer Todd Neeley reported yesterday that, “A federal court has been asked to stay a nationwide injunction that effectively makes the 2015 waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule the law of the land in 26 states. This is according to a motion filed by agriculture groups on Monday in the U.S. District… Continue Reading

DTN writer Todd Neeley reported yesterday that, “With the 2015 waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule now in effect in half of the country, a number of agriculture and other industry groups are continuing the court fight. “The groups have turned to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond,… Continue Reading

DTN writers Katie Dehlinger and Chris Clayton reported earlier this month that, “The Internal Revenue Service outlined the rules on how farmers and others with pass-through business entities can claim the new Section 199A tax deduction, and tax experts said it includes several provisions favorable for farmers. “The new deduction allows businesses structured as sole proprietorships, partnerships,… Continue Reading

DTN writer Todd Neeley reported yesterday that, “The 2015 waters of the United States, or WOTUS, now is in effect in 26 states after a federal judge in South Carolina issued a nationwide injunction on a recent EPA rule that delayed the implementation of the Obama-era regulation. “The legal wrangling that has occurred since Obama’s… Continue Reading