Chris Clayton is an Ag Policy Editor at DTN/The Progressive Farmer. With a focus on agriculture and farming, Chris covers a range of topics including AgriTech, sustainable agriculture, ranching, and public policy, while also delving into the intersections of law, litigation, and politics. He has been featured in prominent publications such as Investigate Midwest, Columbia Missourian, and Wisconsin Watch.
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By: Chris Clayton
Farmers and analysts who spoke to DTN last week at Minnesota Farmfest said they expect the state's crops to produce yields comparable to last year, which saw record or near-record yields in most counties. DTN's Digital Yield Tour forecasts the corn yield at 200.6 bpa and soybeans at 52.5 bpa.
By: Chris Clayton
After roughly five years of rules and court orders, the Treasury Department announced on Tuesday a new final rule for Beneficial Ownership Information
By: Chris Clayton
The new Beneficial Ownership Information final rule announced on Tuesday by the Treasury Department essentially removes the burden of reporting ownership details to the federal government for an estimated 32 million small businesses, including 230,000 farm operations.
By: Chris Clayton
A former U.S. agricultural trade negotiator, Gregg Doud, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, hit on several topics driving agricultural demand. A smaller U.S. crop combined with tightening global grain supplies has changed the downside risk for corn prices just as U.S. dairy processors are pouring billions of dollars into new capacity to capture growing consumer demand for protein.
By: Chris Clayton
A look at the top 10 states for Livestock Risk Protection policies for feeder cattle. The top five states make up essentially half the policies and
Canadian retailers have aggressively promoted domestic products as conflicts with the Trump administration have escalated. On Tuesday, the Canadian government responded to additional U.S. tariffs by placing tariffs as high as 50% on $20 billion in U.S. products. That includes fish, dairy and some farm machinery. (DTN photo by Chris Clayton)
By: Chris Clayton
President Trump on Friday took to social media to pitch an idea to expand local rancher processing to counter the influence of major packers on the industry. Trump's comments come after he received backlash this week over his plan to expand beef imports.
By: Chris Clayton
Farm and energy groups this past week warned the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) against disrupting traditional physical commodity markets such as oil and natural gas contracts with the possibility of 24/7 trading. New trading platforms called on the CFTC to keep an open mind.
By: Chris Clayton
President Trump on Aug. 28 took to social media to pitch an idea to expand local rancher processing to counter the influence of major packers on the industry. Trump's comments come after he received backlash this week over his plan to expand beef imports.
By: Chris Clayton
USDA officials on Tuesday used the opening of the Farm Progress Show to talk about how they are changing USDA's data collection for crop reports that farmers rely on for market decisions. That includes making surveys easier for farmers to fill out, along with using more satellite information and potentially precision-agriculture data.
