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24 Dec 2015
By Boyd KidwellProgressive Farmer Contributor 'Tis the night before Christmas and all through the house, Earl Deal's family is resting, their tired feet no longer protesting. With a year of hard work passed, they have one merry day of rest now at long last. It is Christmas at Smokey Holler Tree Farm, and the 25th day of December is time for the Dea...
23 Dec 2015
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ST. LOUIS (DTN) -- Advent is drawing to a close, but the season of waiting will continue for agriculture companies and farmers who depend on neonicotinoid seed treatments. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has missed a few of its 2015 deadlines in its scheduled review of neonicotinoid insecticides. Amo...
23 Dec 2015
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Agriculture interest groups Tuesday pleaded with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reverse its decision to review the herbicide Enlist Duo's registration. In a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, the American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers...
23 Dec 2015
By Dan MillerProgressive Farmer Senior Editor A corn seedling emerges from the soil. The spike, working like radar, examines the environment around it, measuring light and searching for competitors. If it detects another plant, a conversation begins. Clarence Swanton, professor in the department of plant agriculture at the University of Guelph, O...
22 Dec 2015
Several groups took advantage of the Surface Transportation Board's waiver of its prohibition on ex parte communications to give their views on the board's proposed rules on railroad performance data reporting. The waiver allowed interested parties to schedule meetings with board staff to discuss the proposed rules instead of having to submit all c...