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7 Jun 2016
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Don't let your livestock eat these daisies. That yellow flower popping up in hay and wheat fields is actually a weed called cressleaf groundsel that can poison livestock. Ohio State University weed specialist Mark Loux said the weed is being found in fairly high numb...
6 Jun 2016
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst Too much of a good thing isn't always a good thing. That was pretty much the case this past year after the U.S. produced a large, good-quality, high-protein hard red winter wheat crop. The rest of world also produced a large crop. Not all of it was as good as the U.S. crop, but there was still plenty to go ar...
6 Jun 2016
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Congress returns to Washington this week still struggling with the question of whether to create a federal label for foods with ingredients from genetically modified crops. Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said the issue of labeling GMO foods is a sy...
6 Jun 2016
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- This bi-monthly column condenses the latest news in the field of crop technology, research and products. HAPPY ACCIDENT A group of Canadian scientists made an important accidental discovery while tinkering with the starch composition of plants. A team of University of Guelph researchers i...
3 Jun 2016
By Elizabeth WilliamsDTN Special Correspondent INDIANOLA, Iowa (DTN) -- Even the rich and famous make mistakes when it comes to estate planning. Consider the iconic musician Prince, 57, who died without a will in April. The main beneficiaries of his estate will likely be the IRS (which could wind up with $118 million, assuming the value of Prince'...