Tag: soybeans

Federal Aid to Offset Trade War Impacts

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Weeks before Ohio corn and soybean farmers put seed in the ground this past spring, the threat of a trade war loomed. Now both crops are thriving amid a trade war that’s likely bringing down prices of the two commodities. “I hear about it every day. There’s great concern out in the…

ODA REMINDS FARMERS OF NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR DICAMBA USE

The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is reminding farmers of revised labels and new training requirements for applicators who intend to use dicamba herbicide products this year. In October 2017, U.S. EPA approved revised labels for the three dicamba products that are labeled for use on soybeans: Engenia (BASF), XtendiMax (Monsanto) and FeXapan (DuPont). “Like…