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8 Aug 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- EPA decided in July not to ban the insecticide chlorpyrifos, and now, environmental groups have petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Seattle to review that decision. In July, EPA said it will expedite what is an ongoing review of chlorpyrifos in response to public concerns rai...
8 Aug 2019
By Katie DehlingerDTN Farm Business Editor MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Although they farm more than 600 miles apart, Nebraska farmer Ashley Andersen and Indiana farmer Scott Wallis both say their crops need rain. "It needs a drink," Wallis said. "It's probably doing OK, but the sins of the spring are starting to show." His corn was largely plan...
8 Aug 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. (DTN) -- Bob Worth didn't wait for a listening session at Farmfest on Wednesday to start before getting a few words with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue about the prevented planting situation in southwest Minnesota. Worth visited with Perdue while the secretary was eating pancakes. The s...
7 Aug 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Five retail fertilizer prices were lower in the first week of August, according to prices tracked by DTN, with four of the prices dropping by $4 per ton since the first week of July. None of the eight fertilizer prices moved a significant amount, which DTN considers 5% or more. MAP had an average pric...
7 Aug 2019
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor This article was originally posted at 3:03 p.m. CDT on Monday, Aug. 5. It was last updated at 4:00 p.m. CDT on Monday, Aug. 5. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn and soybean development remained well behind the average pace at the end of last week and good-to-excellent condition ratings remain the lowest since 2012, accordi...