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15 May 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. agriculture got some significant trade wins with China under a 100-day trade action plan that was rolled out late Thursday night in an announcement by the U.S. Commerce Department. Under the framework laid out as part of initial actions of a U.S.-China Economic Cooperation 100-Day Plan, U.S....
12 May 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- A federal court in San Francisco ruled Tuesday, May 10, that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency violated the Endangered Species Act by not adequately reviewing 59 different registrations on neonicotinoid-coated seeds between 2007 and 2012. The ruling was handed down by the U.S. District Court f...
12 May 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Staff from two federal agencies that want to see increased funding to the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act, or PRIA, but are also preparing for budget cuts. Agency representatives explained the impact of proposed cuts Thursday at a hearing before the Senate Agriculture Committee. The committee...
12 May 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- The Corn Belt is in watch-and-wait mode. Growers from Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri told DTN they were parking their planters and sprayers for a few days longer, after flooding and cold weather dominated the first half of the month. In the meantime, they are watching April-plante...
11 May 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- A group of eight Democratic senators wrote to multiple federal agencies on Tuesday asking them to investigate whether energy companies owned by Carl Icahn financially benefitted from his position as a special adviser to President Donald Trump. The senators pointed to recent reports that Icahn's comp...