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26 Mar 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- One day after EPA granted deadline extensions to refiners to comply with the Renewable Fuel Standard, EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the Biden administration will be working to get the RFS back on track this year. On Tuesday, EPA announced it would extend deadlines for obligated parties to comply with RFS deadlines for 2019 and...
25 Mar 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA announced the release of billions of dollars in aid to both crop and livestock producers through the suite of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) aid as well as assurances USDA will be opening up a new $6 billion aid package for an array of producers and industries, including renewable fuels. Among the highlights: --USDA ...
25 Mar 2021
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- While some large agribusinesses like Tyson Foods are organizing onsite vaccination clinics, other companies are opting to offer incentives that they hope will encourage employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Many of these companies are offering extra pay, paid time off or something similar to encourage employees to...
25 Mar 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continue to push higher, although at a much slower clip than past weeks, according to locations tracked by DTN for the third week of March 2021. Only seven of the eight major fertilizers were up a significant amount, which DTN designates as 5% or more, breaking a streak of six weeks in a row all eight were hi...
22 Mar 2021
The Motor vessel R. Clayton McWhorter, originating from the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois, and pushing 12 barges en route to St. Paul, Minnesota, was locked through Lock and Dam 3, near Welch, Minnesota on March 19, marking the unofficial start of the 2021 navigation season, reported the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) St. Paul Dis...