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17 Oct 2017
By Lin TanDTN China Correspondent BEIJING, China (DTN) -- China will import 95 million metric tons of soybeans in 2017/18 crop year, (3.49 billion bushels) then keep increasing imports an average 3.5 million tons per year for the following five years. In total, the country plans to import 110 mmt of soybeans (4.4 billion bushels) in 2022, said Liw...
16 Oct 2017
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor Editor's Note: This article was updated on Oct. 13 with additional comments from an ADM representative. The original article was posted on Oct. 11. ** DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Farmers hungry for new postemergence soybean herbicide technology will have another trait system to consider for 2018...
16 Oct 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Growers will have access to dicamba to spray on dicamba-tolerant crops in 2018, but the herbicides will come with new label restrictions and will be categorized as restricted use pesticides. EPA announced Friday that the dicamba "registrants voluntarily agreed to registration and labelin...
16 Oct 2017
By Lori CullerDTN HR Columnist When the words "employee training" are mentioned most farm managers typically do one of three things -- laugh out loud, shake their heads in disgust, or look highly confused. There is a misperception when it comes to training, which is nothing more than sharing knowledge and teaching your employees their role so they ...
13 Oct 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers in the Western Corn Belt saw heavy rains in the last couple of weeks, which delayed the start of harvest. Now as it begins to dry some in locations, farmers are returning to their fields and are finding certain issues with their corn crops. Among the issues are premature corn kernel sprouting ...