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9 Apr 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Canada could announce a new list of retaliatory tariffs on more U.S. goods, including agricultural products, as early as next week. The tariffs would maintain parity with the U.S. over steel and aluminum tariffs the Trump administration imposed against Canada. David MacNaughton, Canada's amb...
9 Apr 2019
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. winter wheat condition improved last week, while spring wheat planting, reported for the first time this season in USDA NASS' weekly Crop Progress report on Monday, was behind the five-year average pace. For the week ended Sunday, April 7, winter wheat was rated 60% in good-to-excellent condi...
9 Apr 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development banned the import of glyphosate on Wednesday after a series of legal defeats for Bayer in U.S. civil lawsuits alleging the weed killer caused cancer. Vietnam Director of Plant Protection Hoang Trung said during a news conference on Wednesday the ...
8 Apr 2019
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Walt Hackney, a well-known name in the livestock industry and longtime DTN columnist, has died at the age of 81. Hackney's wife, Sue, told DTN Thursday that Walt died Wednesday at a Denver-area hospital following a battle with pneumonia and other health problems. The couple had recently moved from Omaha, Nebraska, to Col...
8 Apr 2019
By Susan Winsor Progressive Farmer Contributing Editor Loran Steinlage has a more permanent solution to heavy downpours than tile drain. He's improving his soil structure. By increasing soil carbon he's built resilient soil that drains well and stores water for droughts. His financial returns are highest on the fields with the most diverse cover c...