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28 Dec 2016
By DTN/Progressive Farmer Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- From taxes to trade to immigration, energy and the environment, farmers nationally expect a front-row seat to the battles sure to commence once Donald Trump moves into the White House next month. The DTN/The Progressive Farmer election poll featured in the November issue of the magazine predicted far...
27 Dec 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 6 may decide whether it will hear a legal challenge to USDA's wetlands determination system filed by a South Dakota farmer last fall. Miner County, South Dakota, farmer Arlen Foster petitioned the high court to consider whether a USDA procedure to determine wetlands on h...
27 Dec 2016
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) Each year, DTN publishes our choices for the top 10 ag news stories of the year. Today we continue our rundown with No. 7 how dicamba herbicide captured headlines throughout the 2016 season as acres of crops tolerant to the herbicide were planted without a registered dic...
27 Dec 2016
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst Nothing draws attention like a showdown of titans and the coming Trump versus China battle royal is setting up to be a doozy, bigger than any WWE smack down. In the blue corner, President-elect Trump has been taunting China for months, calling the world's second largest economy a currency manipulator and pledging to slap ...
23 Dec 2016
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Farmers anxious to take advantage of the new dicamba-tolerant herbicide trait in soybeans and cotton now have another herbicide option. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has registered Engenia, a low-volatility formulation from BASF. Engenia is a new variatio...