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7 Apr 2020
By Victoria G. MyersProgressive Farmer Senior Editor BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (DTN) -- People are about to know a lot more about your land at the click of a mouse. It could be a game changer for the agricultural land market. It could also lead to some major shifts in how the leasing game is played. CIBO, a company founded by Flagship Pioneering, is releasi...
7 Apr 2020
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Coronavirus cases are increasingly affecting the meatpacking industry as both a beef and pork plant in Iowa were closed this week because of positive cases. Tyson Foods announced a pork processing plant is suspending operations at an eastern Iowa plant after 24 positive cases were tied to its wor...
7 Apr 2020
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst The federal Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) was signed into law on March 26 and includes language requested by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to clarify state authority to issue special permits for increased truck weight. Under either a "major Disaster" or "emergency," states c...
6 Apr 2020
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- As farmers and applicators head into the 2020 spray season, it's time to brush up on the challenging realities of applying dicamba to Xtend crop fields. Four dicamba herbicides, XtendiMax (Bayer), Engenia (BASF), FeXapan (Corteva) and Tavium (Syngenta) are available for use over the top ...
6 Apr 2020
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Southwest Minnesota cattle producer Peter Bakken has seen prices for his beef collapse under the weight of COVID-19. The COVID-19 pain is being felt across all segments of the industry. From dairy farmers being forced to dump milk in fields, to ranchers taking big hits from falling beef prices, to cor...