Entries for May 2019
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29 May 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Bayer's legal battle on glyphosate has headed north of the border as class-action lawsuits alleging the use of Roundup causes cancer, have been launched in Canada. The latest was filed on May 24 in Quebec, where dairy farmer Liliane Paquette is seeking $10 million in damages. The lawsuit said she was ...
29 May 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- In a late, delayed spring like this one, growers may have to rely on postemergence herbicide applications more than usual to control weeds. If dicamba-tolerant soybeans or cotton are in your acreage mix, in-season dicamba applications can help -- but take care. The new dicamba herbicides ...
29 May 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- With spring rains that won't cease, farmers will be increasingly pushed over the next few weeks to weigh their prevented-planting options. The angst over planting is also higher for farmers who hedged a percentage of their 2019-20 corn ahead of planting season. Angie Setzer, vice president of grai...
29 May 2019
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers in the waterlogged midsection of the U.S. continued to slowly slog along in planting corn and soybeans last week, but made little headway in narrowing the gap between this year's progress and the five-year average, according to USDA NASS' weekly Crop Progress report released Tuesday. The r...
29 May 2019
DTN Midday Grain Comments 05/29 11:40 Grains Mixed at Midday Wet weather pushes trade to new highs before setting back this morning in volatile trade. By David Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst General Comments The U.S. stock market indices are weaker with the Dow 300 points lower. The interest rate products are weaker. The dollar index is 25 higher. ...