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4 Mar 2019
By Matthew Wilde Progressive Farmer Crops Editor ORLANDO, Fla. (DTN) -- A trade deal with China inching closer to reality has soybean farmers buzzing this week at the nation's largest commodity event here. The 2019 Commodity Classic kicked off Wednesday evening. Thousands of farmers nationwide attend the annual four-day event, which features educat...
4 Mar 2019
By Pamela Smith DTN Crops Technology Editor and Emily Unglesbee DTN Staff Reporter DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Illinois farmers and applicators will join the ranks of those facing additional regulations aimed at limiting off-target movement of dicamba herbicide this summer. The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced Friday it will require S...
4 Mar 2019
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (DTN) -- Comparing President Donald Trump's expected meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to conclude a new trade agreement to Trump's recent meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said here Friday that a Trump-XI meeting could end "successfull...
1 Mar 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter KANSAS CITY, Kan. (DTN) -- A clear line was drawn in the sand between those who support and those who oppose the proposed revision of the waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule, during an EPA public hearing held here on Thursday. Agriculture and other industry interests came out in support of the rule they say ...
1 Mar 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. wheat and rice farmers got a big win over China announced Thursday by the World Trade Organization's dispute settlement panel. But the victory could be short-lived because the Trump administration has made it harder for the WTO to resolve major trade cases. The WTO dispute settlement panel f...