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4 Aug 2020
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) legislation passed on July 29 provides authority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to implement water resources development projects. Since 2014, Congress has enacted three consecutive WRDA bills on a biennial basis. On July 15, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously approved ...
3 Aug 2020
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Watch out for an opportunistic pest that thrives in the summer heat: the twospotted spider mite.In normal, well-watered years, insect predators and certain fungi prey on these tiny mites, keeping their levels low. But when hot, dry weather sets in for weeks on end, the predators fade, the fungi recede and the mites have thei...
3 Aug 2020
Tuesday's corn and soybean prices took hits this week from USDA's higher good-to-excellent crop ratings and, in the case of corn, revived prospects for a record corn crop this fall. For soybeans, the new 72% crop rating is the second highest of the past 10 years for this time of year and has me estimating a 4.3-billion-bushel (bb) harvest, based on...
3 Aug 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- There are many advantages to planting cover crops but one often overlooked area is making better use of nutrients in the soil. The additional fertilizer salvaged from the soil goes into the equivalent of the soil's bank account, which can be used later when it is needed.This subject was among the issues discussed in the Iowa Learning...
31 Jul 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA's final 2019 food-labeling rule will leave most bioengineered foods unlabeled, discriminate against tens of millions of Americans and prohibit retailers from providing more information to consumers, a new lawsuit filed this week against the agency alleges.In representing a coalition of food-labeling nonprofits and retailers, inc...