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24 Jul 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Defying its name once again, southern corn rust has invaded Midwestern cornfields earlier than ever -- and this time, it arrived in time to do economic damage. "This is the earliest I've ever seen it -- and that's the third year in a row that I've said that," said Kansas State Universit...
24 Jul 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will not take up a bill that would have allowed for E15 sales year-round before the August recess, the committee decided Thursday evening. Several media outlets had reported that the committee would consider the bill next week. Growth Energy C...
24 Jul 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor BISMARCK, N.D. (DTN) -- Scattered thundershowers across North Dakota on Wednesday brought a slight respite to the region's drought, but farmers and ranchers say some crops are already lost and it would take months of rainfall to rebuild pastures. Dryland corn from central South Dakota up through North Dakota no...
21 Jul 2017
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed a fiscal year 2018 Agriculture appropriations bill that would provide new aid to both cotton and dairy producers. The bill would designate cotton seed as eligible for the Price Loss Coverage program while also propping up the Marg...
21 Jul 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- From the Carolinas to Texas, the cotton bollworm is leading an assault on Bt cotton again this year. Growing resistance to the Bt traits found in the most common cotton varieties is proving problematic as southern states face another large population of the pest, said North Carolina State...