Some lawmakers and groups declared victory on Monday after a funding bill for EPA had a provision removed that would have blocked EPA from updating public warnings about pesticides and provided immunity to manufacturers because their products had been approved by EPA.
After the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern filed a merger application with the Surface Transportation Board, comments have been filed stating the application is incomplete.
DTN Crops Editor Jason Jenkins has been on several wheat tours, but this past year's event in Kansas produced some memorable moments. The story assignment was Jenkins' favorite of 2025.
No. 2 on DTN's list of the Top 10 Ag Stories of the Year focuses on how, in 2025, both corn and soybeans could record all-time high average yields, and they could have been even higher had late-season dryness and disease not "took the top off" the crop.
The Trump administration and 12 states are seeking an October 2026 trial date against Syngenta and Corteva, alleging they paid distributors to block generic pesticides.