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17 Sep 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA on Wednesday detailed some federal assistance available for residents, farmers and ranchers affected by wildfires in the Western states.Addressing the issues with wildfire mitigation, the American Farm Bureau Federation and 13 state affiliates also are asking Congress to provide additional funds and programs to help prevent and ...
17 Sep 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- Average retail fertilizer prices continued to be mixed the second week of September 2020, according to retailers surveyed by DTN. Just like last week, five of the eight major fertilizers were lower, while the remaining three nutrients were higher.Also like last week, no fertilizer was up or down a significant amount, which DTN design...
16 Sep 2020
One of the biggest wild cards in Friday's USDA reports was their handling of the derecho damage incurred in August. Wind speeds were above 100 mph in some areas and 80 mph-plus over a broad section of Iowa. The winds slowed a little going into Illinois and Indiana.The storm swept through the Corn Belt after the August crop report data collection ha...
16 Sep 2020
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- When Chase Brown started selling cover crop seed eight years ago, he saw it as a small side-gig to supplement his farming operation near Decatur, Illinois.Now, like many farmers, he's happy to discover it is a growing industry worth investing in."I started selling cover crops in 2012 for extra vacation and beer money," he ad...
16 Sep 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- The Trump administration made it official on Monday, announcing in an EPA news release that the agency will deny all pending gap-year small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2011-2018."This decision follows President (Donald) Trump's promise to promote domestic biofuel production, support our nation's farmers, an...