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2 Jun 2016
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report on June 1 demanding that the EPA improve how Bt insect resistance is detected, confirmed, monitored and controlled. EPA agreed to the six requirements outlined in the report, many of which the agency has already addressed in it...
2 Jun 2016
By Alastair StewartSouth America Correspondent SAO PAULO, Brazil (DTN) -- The Brazilian Cereal Exporters Association (ANEC) slashed its forecast for corn shipments by 7 million metric tons (mmt) due to heavy losses to the second crop. Dry weather across the center-west region prompted the association to reduce its export number to 23 mmt for 2016....
2 Jun 2016
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Farmers love "refuge-in-a-bag" (RIB) systems for the ease they bring to planting Bt corn, but there is mounting evidence that they could accelerate Bt resistance in certain above-ground pests. The practice of RIB, or seed blend refuges, has been widely adopted by seed companies for corn-...
1 Jun 2016
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- The spotlight is on soybean rust this season as the disease has been detected early in southern states. Further outbreaks are weather dependent, but plant pathologists see potential for the disease to grab a broader foothold. So far soybean rust (SBR) has been active...
1 Jun 2016
By Cheryl AndersonDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The excessive rains plaguing many alfalfa-growing regions may turn out to be both a curse and a blessing. Some alfalfa growers are faced with wet fields or cut hay that is too moist to bale. Wet conditions are also leading to problems with quality loss. In Midwestern areas such as Nebraska, the ma...