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6 Jun 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Responding to a request from the Agricultural Retailers Association, a USDA spokesperson said Wednesday it cannot change crop-insurance contracts to extend the planting season. The Agricultural Retailers Association wants Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to extend the late-planting season for c...
6 Jun 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ARLINGTON, Va. (DTN) -- Ever since the 2018 Farm Bill legalized commercial production of hemp, state and federal regulators have found themselves playing catch up with production practices. That dynamic was on display when state and EPA officials gathered for the State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group ...
6 Jun 2019
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst Which is stronger -- fear or optimism? This question is sometimes presented as a choice between either fear or "greed," but let's not use negative, judgmental words. A grain market speculator who sees potential for higher-priced corn and takes futures positions to profit from that speculation isn't necessaril...
5 Jun 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ARLINGTON, Va. (DTN) -- At a state pesticide regulatory meeting this week, some state officials threatened to stop reporting their dicamba damage incidents to the EPA during the 2019 growing season, after their past reporting efforts did not bring about substantial changes to agency's dicamba registrations. "T...
5 Jun 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Farms are now exempt from reporting air emissions from animal waste after the EPA on Tuesday finalized a new rule amending the emergency release notification regulations under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, or EPCRA. In April 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...