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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...
11 May 2017
By Richard OswaldDTN Special Correspondent LANGDON, MO. (DTN) -- DTN View From the Cab farmer Brent Judisch of Cedar Falls, Iowa, had a good week. "I worked up a 10-acre piece for corn on Tuesday. Went down Wednesday night before dark and planted it. "Started spraying bean pre-emerge Wednesday afternoon. Thursday, Friday, Saturday -- we got a lot ...
11 May 2017
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Bayer has confirmed it will sell its LibertyLink trait technology and Liberty herbicide business to satisfy antitrust approvals in their quest to purchase Monsanto. "Bayer has received conditional approval of its proposed acquisition of Monsanto in South Africa. This...
10 May 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- In his new capacity as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Scott Pruitt has recused himself in any direct involvement with a number of lawsuits he filed as attorney general of Oklahoma including the waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule, according to a memorandum signed by Pruitt...