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18 Mar 2021
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Add tank additives to the list of requirements necessary when spraying dicamba in Xtend-tolerant crops this year. EPA labels now require the use of an approved volatility reduction agent, often called a VRA, for applications of Engenia, Tavium and XtendiMax. "This is not an optional inclusion," said BASF Technical Marketing M...
18 Mar 2021
ROCKVILLE, MD. (DTN) -- After a long wait, sorghum growers will have three herbicide-tolerant hybrid options coming onto the market for the 2021 season. All three are non-GM (genetically modified) technology. Two of the sorghum lines -- igrowth hybrids from Advanta and Inzen hybrids from Corteva -- can tolerate applications of certain labeled Group...
18 Mar 2021
ROCKVILLE, MD. (DTN) -- After a long wait, sorghum growers will have three herbicide-tolerant hybrid options coming onto the market for the 2021 season. All three are non-GM (genetically modified) technology. Two of the sorghum lines -- igrowth hybrids from Advanta and Inzen hybrids from Corteva -- can tolerate applications of certain labeled Group...
18 Mar 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- The Federal Claims Court has delayed a new class-action lawsuit that seeks compensation for farmers and other property owners who suffered property losses from repeated floods on both sides along a 240-mile stretch of the Missouri River. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of more than 60 landowners, has been delayed, pending a possible app...
17 Mar 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- Despite calls from Congress to help make more farmers and ranchers eligible for the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, the SBA has declared farmers in partnerships do not get the benefit of using gross income when applying for a PPP loan. The SBA issued a 15-page guidance late last week on how bu...