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13 Nov 2018
By Scott Williams DTN Entomologist It can feel like insects are as plentiful as the air we breathe, especially in stored grain. "Invisible" yet ever-present, we often fail to appreciate the impact of both forces until it's too late. But, could you use the latter to control the former? The idea may sound silly, but let's try to breathe some life int...
13 Nov 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor LENEXA, Kan. (DTN) -- A year into his second stint as EPA's Region 7 administrator, Jim Gulliford said he remains committed to compliance over enforcement in working with agriculture and other industries in the four-state region, which includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Gulliford visited with DTN last...
13 Nov 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- A 202.53-bushel wheat yield and a third consecutive win in the National Wheat Yield Contest would satisfy many growers, but Phillip Gross still sees room for improvement. "I think by increasing seed population and trying to encourage more tillers in the fall, we could have done better," t...
12 Nov 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The Keystone XL pipeline project hit yet another snag, as a federal court in Montana on Thursday overturned President Donald Trump's administration's approval of a permit to build the pipeline. The U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, Great Falls division, vacated the approval and remanded...
12 Nov 2018
By Lori CullerDTN HR Columnist The average American farmer is 58 years old, according to the 2012 Census of Agriculture. Farmers over 55 control more than half of the country's farmland, and one in two is likely to retire in the next decade. Combined with a three-decade-long decline in the number of new farmers joining the ranks, it's becoming more...