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2 Oct 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- Edison, Ohio, farmer John Linder is stepping in as president of the National Corn Growers Association during a challenging time for agriculture.COVID-19 has hurt demand for ethanol, a trade war with China has stymied export markets for commodities, and ongoing battles with the EPA to maintain the Renewable Fuel Standard have hurt dem...
1 Oct 2020
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- In an effort to stave off above-ground insect resistance, the EPA is proposing phasing out many current Bt corn hybrids, as well as some Bt cotton varieties, in the next three-to-five years.Essentially, all Bt corn hybrids and cotton varieties that don't include Syngenta's Vip3A protein, the lone Bt trait on the market witho...
30 Sep 2020
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (DTN) -- Trump administration trade and USDA officials on Monday criticized the European Union's new food policy as an anti-technology strategy meant to harm U.S. agriculture and global food trade.Gregg Doud, the top trade negotiator at the U.S. Trade Representative's Office, and Steve Censky, outgoing deputy U.S. agriculture secre...
30 Sep 2020
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- In an effort to stave off above-ground insect resistance, the EPA is proposing phasing out many current Bt corn hybrids, as well as some Bt cotton varieties, in the next three-to-five years.Essentially, all Bt corn hybrids and cotton varieties that don't include Syngenta's Vip3A protein, the lone Bt trait on the market witho...
30 Sep 2020
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Bayer's XtendFlex soybeans are now ready for a full commercial launch in the U.S. and Canada in 2021, after a long-awaited import approval came through from the EU on Monday.The soybean variety tolerates over-the-top applications of three herbicides: glyphosate, dicamba and glufosinate (Liberty). It has been touted by Bayer ...