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1 Nov 2018
By Pamela SmithCrops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection agency has announced it has extended the registration for dicamba herbicides for over-the-top use in Roundup Ready Xtend crops for an additional two years. At the same time, the agency also handed down more label requirements for using XtendiMax, FeXapa...
1 Nov 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- With some harvests lagging and November afoot, there is a strong temptation to race to the field with fertilizer applications as soon as a crop is out. Stay calm, watch the weather and prioritize carefully, urged a group of fertilizer specialists during a University of Minnesota Nutrien...
1 Nov 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The new North American free trade agreement, once ratified, will provide a bump in U.S. agricultural exports. But an analysis released Wednesday by the Farm Foundation shows those trade gains are overwhelmed by lost exports due to retaliatory tariffs. Farm Foundation contracted with economists at...
31 Oct 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The president of a major farm machinery manufacturer described Tuesday how import tariffs on steel and aluminum, coupled with export tariffs on U.S. agricultural products, leave agricultural machinery companies "between a rock and a hard place." Leif Magnusson, president of CLAAS Global Sales Ame...
31 Oct 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Nearly all retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN continue to rise, with seven of eight fertilizers showing month-over-month increases in the fourth week of October 2018. Urea led the way with a $21-per-ton increase, spiking from $385 last month to $406 in this latest update. That was followed by an ...