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7 Apr 2020
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst The federal Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) was signed into law on March 26 and includes language requested by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to clarify state authority to issue special permits for increased truck weight. Under either a "major Disaster" or "emergency," states c...
6 Apr 2020
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- As farmers and applicators head into the 2020 spray season, it's time to brush up on the challenging realities of applying dicamba to Xtend crop fields. Four dicamba herbicides, XtendiMax (Bayer), Engenia (BASF), FeXapan (Corteva) and Tavium (Syngenta) are available for use over the top ...
6 Apr 2020
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Southwest Minnesota cattle producer Peter Bakken has seen prices for his beef collapse under the weight of COVID-19. The COVID-19 pain is being felt across all segments of the industry. From dairy farmers being forced to dump milk in fields, to ranchers taking big hits from falling beef prices, to cor...
6 Apr 2020
By Todd HultmanDTN Lead Analyst For many with an interest in ag markets, this has been another unpleasant week of watching grain and livestock prices slide lower, struggling to find any interest from the demand side of the market while the coronavirus threat keeps many of us home from work, home from stores and distant from each other. Some traders...
3 Apr 2020
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- More than a decade after EPA cited an Idaho property owner for a Clean Water Act violation that led to a long court battle, the agency has backed off a compliance order on the land. What remains in question is whether Priest Lake, Idaho, residents Chantell and Michael Sackett will ever be able to buil...