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1 Apr 2016
By Pam SmithDTN Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Dicamba-based herbicides designed to be used with Monsanto's new Xtend trait system took another step to reality. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a 30-day public comment period on the herbicides designed to be used with the system. The news does not guarantee farmers...
1 Apr 2016
By Pam SmithDTN Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Dicamba-based herbicides designed to be used with Monsanto's new Xtend trait system took another step to reality. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a 30-day public comment period on the herbicides designed to be used with the system. The news does not guarantee farmers...
1 Apr 2016
By Bryce AndersonDTN Senior Ag Meteorologist OMAHA (DTN) -- As farmers in Brazil wind down their soybean harvest, many operators turn around and plant corn for a second crop. This second crop, known as "winter corn" or "safrinha," has had some favorable seasons the last couple years, due to rainfall staying around well into the reproductive time fr...
31 Mar 2016
By Marcia Zarley TaylorDTN Executive Editor HADDONFIELD, N.J. (DTN) -- The Department of Labor's recent lawsuit against Amarillo, Texas-based Cactus Feeders Inc., the nation's largest privately owned cattle feeding operator, sends a warning for anyone with an employee stock ownership plan. If the government proves its allegation that the Cactus ESO...
31 Mar 2016
By Emily Unglesbee DTN Staff Reporter WASHINGTON (DTN) -- USDA expects corn acres to swell to 93.6 million acres, well above pre-report expectations. Soybean acres are expected to drop slightly from last year to 82.24 million acres, in line with pre-report expectations. Quarterly corn stocks for March 2016 were pegged at 7.8 billion bushels, up 1%...