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13 Aug 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- The distillers dried grains (DDG) spot prices from the 40 locations DTN contacted were up $4 per ton, on average, at $138 per ton for the week-ended Aug. 9. According to merchandisers, prices continue to move higher partially due to a shortage of trucks to haul DDG, especially in states where so...
13 Aug 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ARLINGTON, Va. (DTN) -- Is Bt broken for ear-feeding pests? And, if so, can we rescue it? Those are the questions that compelled EPA to convene a Scientific Advisory Panel in Arlington, Virginia, this July for advice on how save the Bt technology of today, and tomorrow. "EPA has concluded that the current [i]...
10 Aug 2018
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Proof that dicamba remains a complex and emotional topic was evident at a recent public meeting with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Last week, EPA officials and a handful of other agency representatives traveled to farm country to gather views on whether t...
10 Aug 2018
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst With U.S. corn in dough stage and soybeans setting pods, USDA will reveal the findings of its first farm surveys of 2018 and post new yield estimates for row crops. Traders will also be interested in changes in the world wheat crop estimates after dry weather concerns increased over the past month. USDA will release its ...
10 Aug 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- EPA has been ordered to cancel chlorpyrifos registrations within 60 days, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco ruled on Thursday the agency was not justified in maintaining the insecticide's registration "in the face of scientific evidence that its residue on food cau...