Chris Hill

The Federal Trade Commission continues its antitrust lawsuit against Syngenta and Corteva despite administration change, alleging loyalty programs block cheaper generic pesticides from reaching farmers.

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Even with change in administration, the Federal Trade Commission and 12 state attorneys general are moving forward on a lawsuit filed by the Biden administration in 2022, alleging pesticide manufacturers Syngenta Crop Protection and Corteva Inc. paid distributors to block https://t.co/jjhfFUOTkw

US Trade Body Determines 2,4-D Imports From China, India Harmful to Corteva https://t.co/5QZRYaKMVG

Biden Ag Undersecretary Concerned About USDA Being 'Weakened' by Staffing Cuts https://t.co/3B9aFgVZim

RT @dtnpf: Between a sharp selloff in the U.S. dollar, an effort to diversify foreign investments into other countries including Canada, an…

RT @dtnpf: A California cultivated chicken meat company will be allowed to continue its legal challenge of a Florida law that bans the sale…

RT @dtnpf: See & Spray technology saved farmers 8.3 million gallons of herbicide mix during the 2024 growing season, John Deere said. On…

RT @dtnpf: Willy Pell, CEO of Blue River Technology, shares the evolution of Blue River's LettuceBot sense and act technology, its acquisit…

RT @dtnpf: Miner County, South Dakota, farmer Arlen Foster is ready for a resolution to his long-fought wetlands determination case, as he…

RT @dtnpf: How to be safer with chainsaws as you clean up tree damage after storms. WATCH: https://t.co/fdSwSQrnfM https://t.co/Bq9IU9BtLI

Indiana's Mark Glessner put up several buildings to bring most of his maintenance work to one location.

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Mark Glessner, of Glessner Farms at Swayzee, Indiana, has been raising up more than five years a collection of Morton Buildings — expanding and consolidating space to bring his equipment and trucks from farther-flung storage areas. Senior Editor @DMillerPF reports: https://t.co/iodOuQA8L5

A federal appeals court ruled the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was within its rights to reject a petition that sought stricter regulations for concentrated animal feeding operations.

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An attempt by several environmental groups to push the EPA to tighten regulations on concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, has ended as a federal appeals court denied a petition. Environmental Editor @DTNeeley reports: https://t.co/N8qo5dj4sY https://t.co/XomAlySDvc

Last year's dry conditions at harvest are affecting some #soybean seed germination rates. Here's how to account for it and ensure a desired final stand. https://t.co/CG4qCFKvJz

RT @dtnpf: The feeder cattle contracts are nearing resistance levels, but strong buyer demand in the countryside could help traders continu…

RT @dtnpf: Massey Ferguson has announced that its MF 8S Dyna E-Power has become the first tractor to complete the Morocco Desert Challenge.…

RT @dtnpf: KC wheat sets new lows as soybeans supported by trade war optimism. WATCH more in the Closing Market Comment for April 23: https…

RT @dtnpf: Matt Perdue, government relations director for the North Dakota Farmers Union, on Tuesday told U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke…

Beef demand may be exceptional and could even increase seasonally through the Memorial Day weekend, but it's going to take a lot of market support for traders to remain steadfast and focused amid any more trade chatter that could arise.

DTN/Progressive Farmer @dtnpf

Livestock Analyst ShayLe Stewart: Monday's market wasn't given a free pass to simply trade higher and continue to ride the shirttails of the previous week's success. Instead, traders fixed their attention to the likelihood of continued market stress amid trade chatter — and https://t.co/I84xD2EKxB