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20 Dec 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The herbicide glyphosate is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans. That is the conclusion reached by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in its draft risk assessment released this week. The assessment is set for a 60-day public comment period early in 2018. The EPA said in a news release this w...
20 Dec 2017
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- It's been a long battle, but cotton farmers will finally get the opportunity to sign up cottonseed in an emergency disaster bill Congress is expected to pass before leaving town for the holidays. House Republican leaders on Tuesday released a hurricane and wildfire disaster package t...
19 Dec 2017
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- The National Sorghum Producers on Tuesday announced the winners of the 2017 NSP Yield Contest. Farmers from 24 states entered to win this year's contest, according to an NSP news release. Producer yields were highlighted in 10 different categories with this year's top yield at 228.07 bushels per acre. "Congratulations to...
18 Dec 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The National Corn Growers Association on Monday announced the winners of its 2017 National Corn Yield Contest. Repeating as yield champion in the no-till/strip-till irrigated category was David Hula of Charles City, Virginia. His yield of 542.27040 bushels per acre (bpa) is a new world record, accordin...
18 Dec 2017
By Jerry Hagstrom DTN Political Correspondent and Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Farm leaders over the weekend praised Sens. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and John Thune, R-S.D., for writing an amendment in the final tax bill to address the elimination of Section 199, which allowed cooperatives to pass a deduction for production and...