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USDA reports share of soybean acres planted to dicamba-tolerant seed

Left untreated, severe weed infestations can reduce soybean yields by more than 50 percent. Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum herbicide that kills most broad-leaf weeds and grasses. Genetically engineered glyphosate -tolerant soybeans were…

Export data: China is largest buyer of U.S. soybeans

China made a few appearances in the USDA's weekly export sales report. For the week ending September 19th, the USDA says China was the leading weekly buyer of U.S. soybeans that week. High-level trade negotiations between the U.S. and China…

USA: Arkansas plant board approves new rules for dicamba use in 2020

An Arkansas panel has approved new rules for the use of an herbicide that has drawn complaints from farmers who say it has drifted onto their crops and caused damage. The Plant Board has approved an amended rule for the use of dicamba for…

US: Vast majority of food have acceptable levels of pesticide residue

Agri-Pulse reports: The vast majority of foods tested for pesticide residues were found to be well within federally prescribed limits, the Food and Drug Administration said in its latest pesticide monitoring report, which includes data for…

US census data on cover crop plantings

This is the first of 3 articles that discuss land use practices as reported in the 2017 US Census of Agriculture (see farmdoc daily, July 25 and August 1). Cover crops is examined in this article. Cover crops have attracted intense interest…

USDA issues new report "The growing corn economies of Mexico and US"

A new report from USDA's Economic Research Service explores how the U.S. and Mexican corn sectors have changed since the transition to free-trade under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the extent to which the sectors could…

US EPA Considers Labeling Biostimulants as Pesticides

Biostimulants may soon be listed as a pesticide, requiring similar regulatory oversight. EPA has written a draft guidance to that effect, and the comment period closes this coming Friday. In its draft guidance, the EPA says: “In recognition…

USDA issues $100 million for agricultural trade promotion program

DTN reports:  USDA awarded $100 million to 48 organizations through the Agricultural Trade Promotion Program, or ATP, in a second round of assistance granted to the groups to expand agriculture trade. According to a USDA news release…

USDA/APHIS seeks suggestions for fiscal year 2020 Plant Protection Act Section 7721 Projects

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting stakeholders to submit project suggestions for fiscal year (FY) 2020 Plant Protection Act Section 7721 funding to implement the Plant…