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17 Aug 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- Average retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN continued to move lower in the second week of August 2022. All eight of the major fertilizers are now lower compared to a month ago. In addition, half of the fertilizers are now down a considerable amount, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. Urea was 6% lower compared to last m...
16 Aug 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, a bill focusing on climate change and health care that includes significant spending for USDA conservation and rural renewable energy programs. The $739 billion overall spending act includes $369 billion for various programs tied to renewable energy and reduc...
16 Aug 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Archer Daniels Midland launched two joint ventures this week to expand the market for corn in Illinois and take advantage of a growing market for bioplastics and other plant-based products. ADM signed on to a joint venture with GreenWise called GreenWise Lactic. Through that agreement, the companies expect to produce up to 15...
16 Aug 2022
By Russ Quinn, DTN Staff Reporter, and Chris Clayton, DTN Ag Policy Editor KEARNEY, Neb. (DTN) -- McLean Beef, a small Nebraska meat locker, found itself opening a new retail store just when the pandemic was hitting. Steel prices and other construction costs were a challenge, but the small direct marketer also had to consider how to retail market t...
15 Aug 2022
ST. LOUIS (DTN) -- Since Bayer announced its Carbon Initiative Program in 2020, it has been on a journey to help its customers reduce in-field greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2030 by adopting reduced tillage practices and planting cover crops. That journey continues with the launch of ForGround, a farmer-first-focused digital platform that offers g...