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15 May 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The hits keep coming for Bayer's Roundup glyphosate herbicide, as a California jury on Monday awarded $2.055 billion in damages to a couple that has battled cancer after decades of using the product. It's the largest of three awards juries have handed out since the company acquired Monsanto last year....
15 May 2019
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John Hoeven, R-N.D., said Tuesday he hopes that within "a week or so" the Trump administration will announce a program of trade aid to farmers due to the Chinese tariffs on U.S. farm products. Hoeven also said the trade aid could...
14 May 2019
By Alan BruglerDTN Contributing Analyst While the U.S.-China trade negotiations are soaking up all the headlines, we might be ignoring the main driver behind the price declines in corn and soybeans, which is increasing production. USDA's initial take on 2019-20 global corn production is 1.113 billion metric tons, or 44.6 billion bushels (bb). It ...
14 May 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- When it comes to selecting the right cover crop for grazing, there is no one-size-fits-all option. Instead, cattle producers need to study up on different plant species before planting and select which ones will work in their particular region and for their specific operation, according to livestock a...
14 May 2019
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. farmers fell further behind in the race to plant corn, soybeans and spring wheat last week, according to USDA NASS' weekly Crop Progress report on Monday. As of Sunday, an estimated 30% of the nation's corn was planted, up only 7 percentage points from the previous week, well behind 59% at th...