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22 Jun 2018
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst I don't mean to scrape an old wound, but from an analytical point of view, Tuesday was by far the most interesting day this week. At one point early in the session, November soybeans were down 67 cents and December corn was down 17 1/4 cents. This came after President Donald Trump announced the night before that he was re...
21 Jun 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- An overhaul of the agricultural guest-worker program will be part of the immigration packages that the U.S. House of Representatives will likely debate on Thursday, but basically has little chance of passing. The House will vote on a pair of immigration bills, but lawmakers and observers expect bo...
21 Jun 2018
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- The heat is on and those with field activities to accomplish have been extremely grateful for air-conditioned cabs this week. "It's been like a blast furnace here," said Kyle Krier, of Claflin, Kansas. "Triple-digit temps and 30-mile-per-hour winds. Did I mention it's...
21 Jun 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- As herbicide injury reports mount in the Midwest and South, state regulators and EPA are watching the situation closely. Dicamba is facing the most alleged injury reports so far, and 2,4-D injury complaints are also an issue in some Southern states. So far, dicamba injury complaints are ...
20 Jun 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst On June 12, Sens. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., introduced the Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act, bipartisan legislation to reform hours of service and electronic logging device (ELD) regulations at the U.S. Department of Transportation. The bill would also delay enforcement of th...