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28 Oct 2021
DUNDEE, Miss. (DTN) -- Farmers are a pickin' and a grinnin' this cotton harvest with the prospect of strong yields and record-high prices. Justin Cariker was all smiles on Oct. 12 as he watched his two John Deere cotton pickers harvest what he expects to be one of his most profitable crops in years, if not ever. The owner of Maud Farms based near D...
28 Oct 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- U.S. agriculture and food officials would have permanent representation on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, if a bill introduced by a group of U.S. senators this week becomes law. CFIUS is a panel of government officials that reviews proposed mergers and acquisitions of U.S. companies by for...
28 Oct 2021
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- With nitrogen supplies tight and costs skyrocketing, there's never been a better year to take advantage of wheat's minimal fertilizer needs in the fall. Take it from Marc Arnusch, a Colorado farmer who discovered he was overfeeding his wheat crop with nitrogen, in an effort to get the crop up and headed toward its optimal y...
27 Oct 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- If the U.S. cattle industry is to make a serious effort in reducing methane emissions, then scientists need to correctly account for the nature of methane itself, a scientist at the University of California-Davis said during a lecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this week. Frank Mitloehner, professor and air quality...
27 Oct 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- The Biden administration issued a proposal to rescind several regulatory changes to the Endangered Species Act finalized by the Trump administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service announced on Tuesday. In August 2019, the Trump administration finalized three rules. Most notably, the ...