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12 Aug 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor DES MOINES, Iowa (DTN) -- The Iowa State Fair offers Democratic presidential candidates a chance this week to stump before a crowd and try to generate some momentum, if they can avoid a gaffe while in the state. Former Vice President Joe Biden walked into a gaffe Thursday evening when he misspoke, saying "poor ...
9 Aug 2019
By Bryce AndersonDTN Senior Ag Meteorologist OMAHA (DTN) -- For a large area of the Midwest, the rain valve that had been wide open in spring now has been closed with an extra vise-grip turn. From eastern Nebraska to central Ohio, rainfall during the early July to early August time frame has run well under 50% of normal. In fact, a large part of we...
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...