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8 Dec 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- Higher incomes and increased commodity prices have farmers feeling more confident about the present and their immediate future despite that, for many producers, the 2020 presidential election did not turn out the way they hoped. The latest DTN/The Progressive Farmer Agriculture Confidence Index is 145.9, up 52 points from August thou...
7 Dec 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- Arkansas Sen. John Boozman is looking forward to the opportunity to take the lead for Republicans on the Senate Agriculture Committee in the next Congress. With Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., retiring from Congress, Boozman is in line to become either the chairman or ranking member of the Senate Agricultur...
7 Dec 2020
Microsoft Azure Global Chief Scientist Ranveer Chandra admits he didn't like his early experiences with agriculture. "I grew up in a city in India, but for the first 18 years, I spent a lot of time at my grandparent's farm. They had a mango orchard and grew wheat, rice and sugarcane," said Chandra. "Back then, I didn't like agriculture much. The fa...
7 Dec 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- EPA announced a proposal on Friday to improve the safety of using the insecticide chlorpyrifos. The proposal follows a draft risk assessment the agency released in September. The EPA is proposing labeling amendments to limit applications associated with drinking water risks as well as requiring additional personal protection equipmen...
4 Dec 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA's Risk Management Agency has finalized a crop insurance change for spring-planted crops that will require farms nationally to meet the "1-in-4" planting requirement for acres to be eligible for prevented-planting coverage. The change was among multiple policy tweaks that will go into effect for 2021 spring crops. The Risk Manage...