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9 Aug 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- EPA will no longer approve product labels that claim glyphosate causes cancer, the agency announced in a new guidance on Thursday. "EPA will no longer approve product labels claiming glyphosate is known to cause cancer -- a false claim that does not meet the labeling requirements of the Federal Insect...
9 Aug 2019
By Katie DehlingerDTN Farm Business Editor MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- When North Carolina farmer Jacob Parker went on his first trade mission nine years ago, he thought it was probably going to be a waste of time. "But I soon realized after meeting a few customers how important it is. They want to see the face of an American farmer. They want to ...
8 Aug 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- EPA decided in July not to ban the insecticide chlorpyrifos, and now, environmental groups have petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Seattle to review that decision. In July, EPA said it will expedite what is an ongoing review of chlorpyrifos in response to public concerns rai...
8 Aug 2019
By Katie DehlingerDTN Farm Business Editor MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Although they farm more than 600 miles apart, Nebraska farmer Ashley Andersen and Indiana farmer Scott Wallis both say their crops need rain. "It needs a drink," Wallis said. "It's probably doing OK, but the sins of the spring are starting to show." His corn was largely plan...
8 Aug 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. (DTN) -- Bob Worth didn't wait for a listening session at Farmfest on Wednesday to start before getting a few words with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue about the prevented planting situation in southwest Minnesota. Worth visited with Perdue while the secretary was eating pancakes. The s...