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3 Jul 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Jarett Andersen asked his wife, Ashley, not to bother bringing him lunch to the field one day this past week. Then, at the last minute, he changed his mind and called from the sprayer, saying he could sure use a bite after all. "I ended up running to town and grabb...
3 Jul 2019
By Loren Lindler DTN Editorial Intern OMAHA (DTN) -- This twice-monthly column condenses the latest news in the field of crop technology, research and products. WALKING IN HIGH WHEAT Gene editing allows scientists to remove individual genes or parts of genes from a plant's genome quickly and precisely and bring a new crop to market. Millions of p...
3 Jul 2019
By Todd HultmanDTN Lead Analyst It was just a few weeks ago when I was patting USDA on the back for having the courage to go ahead and cut corn acres by 3 million and the anticipated corn yield by 10 bushels an acre (bpa) for 2019. Frankly, it was out of character for USDA to step out and make those reasonable adjustments before they had little mea...
2 Jul 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Republican senators from oil-producing states are pressing President Donald Trump to tell Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to effectively stay in his lane and out of EPA's decision-making on small-refinery exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard. Thirteen senators co-signed a letter to ...
2 Jul 2019
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor This article was originally posted at 3:03 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 1. It was last updated at 4:05 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 1. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn and soybean conditions -- for the portion of those crops that was planted and emerged -- held steady last week, according to the latest USDA NASS Crop Progress rep...