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14 Mar 2016
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- As the Senate prepares for a possible vote this week on a bill on the labeling of foods with genetically modified ingredients, the opponents and advocates for labeling waged war Sunday in ads on CNN following articles published on the issue Friday in The Hill. The ad sponsored by the ...
11 Mar 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Bayer CropScience is moving toward a full review of its pesticide flubendiamide before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Administrative Law Court, a company official told DTN Thursday. EPA asked Bayer in recent weeks to voluntarily cancel the 2008 conditional registration for Belt SC Insectic...
11 Mar 2016
By Katie MicikDTN Markets Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Grain sorghum's been a part of the mix on Kent Winter's south-central Kansas farm since his father first planted it to rotate with the wheat crop in 1957. Now, he's planning to bump up his sorghum acreage as part of his defense against low commodity prices. "We've got to take a defensive stance goin...
11 Mar 2016
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- As many Midwest farmers do after the corn harvest in the fall, Daren Niemeyer grazes his beef cows on his corn stalks. The Bladen, Nebraska, farmer uses the leftover crop residue as inexpensive feed for his cows and also for the benefits he believes it has for next year's crop. "It is cheap feed for my...
10 Mar 2016
By Pamela SmithDTN/The Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor LAURA, Ill. (DTN) -- Had Elvis ever faced the challenge of getting a crop sprayed, he would have undoubtedly crooned a tune to tenders. More convenience and safety were at the top of John and Bob Wieland's and Tom Bauman's desires when they built their rig four years ago. The fact th...