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8 May 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- This bi-monthly column condenses the latest news in the field of crop technology, research and products. MORE TIME TO COMMENT ON GENE-EDITED PLANTS AND ANIMALS Now is the time to voice your opinion on gene-edited plants and animals. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extende...
8 May 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor NEVADA, Iowa, (DTN) -- Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue spoke to Iowa farm leaders Friday morning, reassuring them he would take the lead in trade talks for farmers and defend renewable fuels production, which is critical to Midwest agriculture. Perdue has been on the job less than two weeks, but he has alrea...
5 May 2017
By Richard OswaldDTN Special Correspondent LANGDON, Mo. (DTN) -- "The corn will survive but it doesn't like it at all." That's the way DTN View From the Cab farmer Zack Rendel described crop conditions at his place outside Miami, Oklahoma. "Friday it (rain) started here. I've had 5.76 inches the last week. In the past 24 hours, I've had 4.8 (inche...
5 May 2017
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor MANHATTAN, Kansas (DTN) -- There's a saying in Kansas that wheat has nine lives. Last weekend's blizzard-like conditions used up a couple of those lives in certain parts of the state. The question now is how many lives does it have left? Scouts on the Wheat Quality Tour looking at the hard ...
5 May 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- As if the Southern Plains region didn't have enough weather issues after large wildfires burned thousands of acres in March, a late April blizzard dumped up to a couple feet of snow over the weekend. While still undocumented in many locations, the storm caused cattle losses in areas from the Texas Pan...