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18 Nov 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- After a federal court ruled USDA is allowed to use the term "bioengineered" instead of "GMO" or "GE" on food labels for products that contain ingredients from genetically engineered crops, a coalition of food safety, labeling and grocery retailers asked a federal appeals court to review the ruling. The group led by the Center...
18 Nov 2022
INDIANOLA, Iowa (DTN) -- Farmers and ranchers have no fear of talking about planter row widths or daily rate of gain. They'll even wade into a little controversy, discussing cover crops. But talk about sensitive family transition topics? Most close up tighter than a vise grip. Unfortunately, that can lead to misunderstandings and conflict, which ca...
18 Nov 2022
INDIANOLA, Iowa (DTN) -- Farmers and ranchers have no fear of talking about planter row widths or daily rate of gain. They'll even wade into a little controversy, discussing cover crops. But talk about sensitive family transition topics? Most close up tighter than a vise grip. Unfortunately, that can lead to misunderstandings and conflict, which ca...
17 Nov 2022
WASHINGTON (DTN) -- With the election now in the rear window and the change of House control now official, farmers and agribusiness leaders along with members of the House on Wednesday called on the Senate to take up and pass a version of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bill to modernize immigration for farmworkers. Both farmers and farmwor...
16 Nov 2022
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Raising a corn crop cost an average 19% more in 2022 than in 2021, with higher fertilizer, chemical and fuel costs largely to blame. USDA released updated estimates on Tuesday showing it cost an average of $882 per acre to raise corn and $598 per acre to raise soybeans. DTN Lead Analyst Todd Hultman said he was initially...