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28 Aug 2015
By Dan DavidsonDTN Contributing Agronomist Driving around parts of the Corn Belt the last two weeks, I have seen fields of corn going into their end game. Many of them seem to be aging a bit prematurely -- taking on a light yellow appearance, which indicates senescence is probably just around the corner. My guess is it's also denting prematurely af...
28 Aug 2015
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will begin enforcing the waters of the United States rule Friday in all but 13 states, a legal counsel for the American Farm Bureau Federation said she believes an injunction handed down by a federal judge in North Dakota Thursday means the EPA cannot ...
27 Aug 2015
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The Obama administration plans to implement the Clean Water Rule, also known as the waters of the United States rule, on Friday as scheduled, despite calls and court filings attempting to delay, an Environmental Protection Agency spokeswoman has told DTN. "The rule is still effective ...
26 Aug 2015
By Pam SmithDTN/The Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Months of conjecture over a possible merger between Monsanto and Syngenta came to an end Wednesday morning. Monsanto officially backed away from its latest proposal to acquire the Switzerland-based company. News releases from Monsanto indicated company officials c...
26 Aug 2015
By Pamela SmithDTN/The Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor BLUE MOUND, Ill. (DTN) -- It's 7 a.m. and the pile of shoes and water jugs sitting outside Amy Brown's back door tell a tale. Inside the white farmhouse, teenagers cover the carpet and sprawl across sofas, soaking up the last few gasps of air conditioning before heading to the soybea...