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23 Aug 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (DTN) -- Iowa's ethanol industry and officials are pushing back on EPA's small-refinery waivers with demands for multiple federal investigations and demanding EPA follow court rulings. Two months ago, Mike Jerke was standing next to President Donald Trump at Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy a...
22 Aug 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Harvest weather may be favorable in much of the Midwest in September and concerns about an early first freeze for many farmers may have diminished, DTN Senior Ag Meteorologist Bryce Anderson said Wednesday during DTN's harvest weather outlook webinar. Anderson said despite concerns across the Corn Bel...
22 Aug 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Large decreases in average retail fertilizer prices were seen the second week of August 2019, according to retailers surveyed by DTN. This marks the first time in a couple of years that prices have declined in unison. Prices for all eight of the major fertilizer were lower from the prior month with hal...
22 Aug 2019
BEIJING, China (DTN) — China is likely to finish the 2018-19 marketing year for soybeans importing less than official projections. With the monthly soybean import volume of 8.64 million metric tons (317.5 million bushels) in July and an expectation of 9.1 million metric tons (334.4 million bushels) in August, China is expected to import 82.0 milli...
21 Aug 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The crazy 2019 cropping season has left everyone a bit frazzled, but Ashley Andersen has tried not to lose her sense of humor. "Yep ... now that the kids are in school, I'm just down to having pedicures and massages every day," quipped the Blair, Nebraska, farmer. Actually...