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3 Jul 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Reports of the characteristic cupped leaves associated with dicamba drift have put soybean growers on high alert this summer. While suspicious symptoms have been reported, what is less certain is how much yield loss famers will actually face when combines roll across these fields in the ...
30 Jun 2017
By John HarringtonDTN Livestock Analyst Despite the fact that JBS had enjoyed an impressive growth curve through Brazil and parts beyond for more than 50 years, the global meat giant was treated like the new kid on the block by the U.S. media when it first made "worthy" headlines in 2007. That was the year the borderline spendthrift company seemed ...
30 Jun 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Wheat took a beating in the Great Plains this year. A late-season winter blizzard coupled with an outbreak of wheat streak mosaic has left growers harvesting wildly different wheat crops across each state -- and sometimes within the same field. Despite the variable yields and damage, on...
30 Jun 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Early testimony from agricultural industries Tuesday on the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement reflected an array of views on the impact of the trade deal and the Trump administration's move to renegotiate NAFTA. Fruit and vegetable farmers say their industry is being decimat...
29 Jun 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The federal government is turning back the clock on the controversial waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule -- quite literally -- with a proposal announced on Tuesday to recodify the law as it was written prior to 2015. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in a news release that the mov...