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5 Jun 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- The early bird may get the worm, but the late-emerging weed gets the run of the field. Just ask Zack Rendel, who is starting to battle mid-summer flushes of cocklebur, a weed he thought he left behind with childhood. "I've noticed our clean-up sprays are becoming a little bit later," Re...
5 Jun 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, MD. (DTN) -- Any gear with the Monsanto logo will soon be a vintage keepsake. Bayer has announced that it will finalize its acquisition of the St. Louis-based company on June 7 -- and it won't be taking Monsanto's name along for the ride. "The company name is and will remain Bayer," Liam Condon, pr...
5 Jun 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst While the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) 90-day electronic logging device (ELD) waiver for agriculture truckers expires June 18, one group has already been granted an extension until fall. When President Donald Trump signed the $1.3 trillion spending b...
4 Jun 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- The average distillers dried grains (DDG) spot price from the 39 locations DTN contacted was $171 per ton for the week-ended May 31, $1 weaker versus one week ago. Merchandisers noted that DDG trading has been quiet since the Memorial Day holiday weekend, and many have already sold product throu...
4 Jun 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- While state officials and others in Iowa celebrated the five-year anniversary of the state's voluntary nutrient reduction strategy this past week, a study from the University of Iowa shows the pace of nutrient runoff from the state contributing to hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico has increased since 1999...