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21 Jan 2022
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- When Zack Rendel learned EPA's new labels for Enlist One and Enlist Duo banned use of the herbicides on his northeast Oklahoma farm, which was banking on planting Enlist soybeans this spring, he had a lot of words to describe the situation -- not all of them fit for publication. But after EPA dropped its new endangered speci...
21 Jan 2022
Farms are getting bigger and bigger. What does this mean? Farmers need more help. Sometimes, the best solution is to hire someone to plant, spray and/or harvest. Other times, it's better to hire a full-time employee. However, hiring an employee requires the farmer to set up and maintain payroll. To avoid this hassle, the employee is often improperl...
20 Jan 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- China fell about $16 billion short in meeting its commitments for agricultural purchases under the phase-one trade agreement and the Biden administration is looking for China to continue buying more agricultural products, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told lawmakers Thursday. "We are giving China, we are putting them on noti...
20 Jan 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Ten poultry company executives accused of allegedly conspiring to fix broiler prices and rigging bids are set for a new trial on Feb. 22, after a jury failed to reach a verdict in December. The criminal trial held in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado was the first after ongoing federal investigations into t...
20 Jan 2022
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Some growers have been forced back to the drawing board for their 2022 weed control options after the new EPA labels for Enlist herbicides banned their use in dozens of counties across the country, due to endangered species concerns. The news of these spotty herbicide prohibitions took the entire industry off guard, from far...