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6 Feb 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- This bi-monthly column condenses the latest news in the field of crop technology, research and products. FDA GIVES NOD TO BT RICE FROM CHINA The Food and Drug Administration declared a Bt rice variety, developed by Chinese researchers, safe for consumption in the U.S. on Jan. 9. The mov...
6 Feb 2018
By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor and Emily Unglesbee DTN Staff Reporter WASHINGTON (DTN) -- USDA again lowered projected soybean exports, this time by 60 million bushels, for the 2017-18 crop but also boosted corn exports by 125 million bushel as well. Looking at South American competition, USDA also increased the projected Brazilian soybean ...
6 Feb 2018
By Victoria G. MyersProgressive Farmer Senior Editor PHOENIX, Ariz. (DTN) -- Cattle suffering from pain due to foot rot, or a fever associated with bovine respiratory disease (BRD), can now be treated with a pour-on application of Banamine Transdermal. The product, manufactured by Merck Animal Health, was introduced to cattle producers at this year...
5 Feb 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- A federal judge's ruling blocks the National Pork Board from paying $3 million annually to the National Pork Producers Council for trademarks such as "Pork. The Other White Meat." The ruling from a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia essentially blocks the U.S. Department of...
5 Feb 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WICHITA, Kan. (DTN) -- Brice Custer breaks down the economics of cover crops on his operation in western Kansas by comparing what his cover crops cost compared to how much he saves by not spraying weeds. In northwest Oklahoma, Jimmy Emmons adds to the finances of cover cropping by showing the pounds per-head of...