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17 Jan 2017
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Kevin Bradley wants to clear up a few misunderstandings about last summer's dicamba debacles. "Some farmers in the Midsouth misused dicamba last year. There's no question about that," said Bradley. "But comments that the recently approved formulations are going to m...
17 Jan 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) - The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a petition filed by South Dakota farmer Arlen Foster challenging a USDA wetlands determination system, the court ruled last week. Foster challenged the Natural Resource Conservation Service's use of a so-called "reference site" in Kingsbury County about 33 miles from th...
17 Jan 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Four days off his old job, former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was announced as the new president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. The information had been leaked weeks ago, though Vilsack had declined to confirm his plans before leaving office. The U.S. Dairy Export Council confirm...
16 Jan 2017
By Alan BruglerDTN Contributing Analyst USDA sprung a number of different reports on grain producers Thursday morning. They included weekly Export Sales, final Crop Production, quarterly Grain Stocks and World Supply and Demand (WASDE) reports. Several of the numbers were outside the range of trade estimates coming into the reports. If you had unpr...
16 Jan 2017
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Cotton growers are one step closer to another herbicide trait technology for use in 2017. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has registered Enlist Duo, a premix of 2,4-D choline and glyphosate for postemergence use on Enlist cotton varieties, which will be ava...