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13 Oct 2020
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- After several years of low corn rootworm populations, the "billion-dollar bug" is catching eyes again in the Corn Belt. Populations of both western and northern corn rootworm are rebounding after a mild winter and favorable egg hatch conditions this year, and they're bringing some bad habits along: growing Bt resistance. Cor...
12 Oct 2020
Being called narrow-minded when it comes to corn production is a compliment to a University of Illinois crop scientist and a pair of Hoosier farmers. Randy Bales and his son, Brad, of Lewisville, Indiana, used to plant corn in 30-inch rows like most farmers nationwide. They switched to 20-inch rows in 2017 after seeing results from several years of...
12 Oct 2020
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Two scientists -- Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna -- were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for their work developing CRISPR-Cas9, a gene-editing tool. The announcement marks the first time this specific category of the Nobel Prize has been shared by two women, who developed CRISPR-Cas9 independent...
12 Oct 2020
MASON CITY, Iowa (DTN) -- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue promoted biofuels and USDA's investment in projects such as blender pumps during a series of events in Iowa and Minnesota on Thursday. The official purpose of the events at an ethanol plant in Mason City and fuel stations in Albert Lea, Minnesota, and Ankeny, Iowa, was to highligh...
9 Oct 2020
MASON CITY, Iowa (DTN) -- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue promoted biofuels and USDA's investment in projects such as blender pumps during a series of events in Iowa and Minnesota on Thursday. The official purpose of the events at an ethanol plant in Mason City and fuel stations in Albert Lea, Minnesota, and Ankeny, Iowa, was to highligh...