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13 Jul 2017
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) on Wednesday joined other Southern states by announcing additional measures to mitigate the risk of herbicides containing dicamba. The new rules filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State extend through Oct. 1, 2017, and...
12 Jul 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Farm groups are cautioning the Trump administration not to open a "Pandora's Box" by claiming restrictions on steel and aluminum are needed to protect "national security." Eighteen agricultural groups wrote to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on Tuesday, stressing that such a move would be ...
12 Jul 2017
By Urban C. LehnerDTN Editor Emeritus When he's not farming, he repairs roads. She has a part-time job in town. The adult son who lives with them is a wallpaper hanger. They help their daughter care for the grandchildren, they know everyone for miles around, they volunteer to help when the community needs help. I could be describing a lot of farme...
12 Jul 2017
By Richard OswaldDTN Special Correspondent LANGDON, Mo. (DTN) -- Successful farmers share a trait of accomplishing priorities by keeping them front and center. That's what DTN View From the Cab farmers Brent and Lisa Judisch of Cedar Falls, Iowa, did last week. "Saturday we pulled out the combines and grain carts (from the machine shed) and put al...
11 Jul 2017
By Karl Stenerson DTN Fertilizer Columnist The following is a breakdown of international and domestic wholesale prices and trends for various fertilizers. AMMONIA International: International ammonia prices remained weak in June as supplies continue to be ample, and downstream products, which use ammonia as a feedstock, continue to suffer price we...