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14 Jun 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- A federal judge turned away the state of California's attempt to lift a preliminary injunction Tuesday, further blocking California's attempt to put a warning label on glyphosate products stating the chemical is known to cause cancer. California has a 1986 law, Proposition 65, that protects the stat...
14 Jun 2018
By Jerry Hagstrom DTN Political Correspondent and Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednesday approved a five-year farm bill. The bipartisan vote was 20-1 with only Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, opposed to the bill until he gets a payment-limits amendment considered. Senate Majority Leader...
14 Jun 2018
By Jerry Hagstrom DTN Political Correspondent and Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednesday approved a five-year farm bill. The bipartisan vote was 20-1 with only Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, opposed to the bill until he gets a payment-limits amendment considered. Senate Majority Leader...
14 Jun 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, MD. (DTN) -- Adolescence is the worst. Just ask your corn. Corn plants in the V5 to V7 growth stage may be showing some symptoms of a giant growth spurt -- twisted whorls, yellow leaves and weakened stems, agronomists told DTN. These strange physical symptoms can occur when corn plants undergo unusu...
13 Jun 2018
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Farm diversification allows little down time during summer months. Wheat harvest, sidedressing corn and baling are on the chore lists for DTN's View From the Cab correspondents this week. Kyle Krier, Claflin, Kansas, and Genny Haun, Kenton, Ohio, are also hoping to sc...