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11 May 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- A group of eight Democratic senators wrote to multiple federal agencies on Tuesday asking them to investigate whether energy companies owned by Carl Icahn financially benefitted from his position as a special adviser to President Donald Trump. The senators pointed to recent reports that Icahn's comp...
11 May 2017
By Richard OswaldDTN Special Correspondent LANGDON, MO. (DTN) -- DTN View From the Cab farmer Brent Judisch of Cedar Falls, Iowa, had a good week. "I worked up a 10-acre piece for corn on Tuesday. Went down Wednesday night before dark and planted it. "Started spraying bean pre-emerge Wednesday afternoon. Thursday, Friday, Saturday -- we got a lot ...
11 May 2017
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Bayer has confirmed it will sell its LibertyLink trait technology and Liberty herbicide business to satisfy antitrust approvals in their quest to purchase Monsanto. "Bayer has received conditional approval of its proposed acquisition of Monsanto in South Africa. This...
10 May 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- In his new capacity as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Scott Pruitt has recused himself in any direct involvement with a number of lawsuits he filed as attorney general of Oklahoma including the waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule, according to a memorandum signed by Pruitt...
10 May 2017
By Darin NewsomDTN Senior Analyst USDA's May reports can be as confusing as the lyrics to Springsteen's rock classic, with the spotlight on the third round of initial new-crop numbers blinding many to important changes in old-crop supply and demand. USDA will release its latest Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WA...