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23 Oct 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- There was no question what was to blame for the curled soybeans on the central Illinois farm in late June. The farmer, the neighbor who made the application, even the investigator from the neighbor's insurance company, all agreed. Off-target dicamba movement was the culprit. Yet the lette...
20 Oct 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The legal case against Boersen Farms in Zeeland, Michigan, is nearing an end. A court motion was filed Wednesday that would dissolve the receiver in what was a case set for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. O'Keefe and Associates Consulting, LLC, the court-appointed receiver in the case, filed the motion in the ...
20 Oct 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- High oleic soybeans have been waiting in the wings of American agriculture for five years. Companies hope 2018 will be their breakthrough year. Monsanto's Vistive Gold soybeans will see a full commercial launch next year, after the trait's long-awaited Chinese import approval came throu...
20 Oct 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- With concerns about the Renewable Fuels Standard bubbling over, the president of the United States and the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached out to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday morning to reassure her the RFS is safe. President Donald Trump reiterated his support...
19 Oct 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- If you're feeling a little confused about the EPA's new rules on dicamba for 2018, you're not alone. Last week, EPA made some dicamba herbicides restricted use pesticides (RUP) and issued new labels for them, with tighter use restrictions. We've rounded up some of the most common questi...