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14 Jun 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Turns out there are a few creatures out there that are enjoying the wet mess of the 2019 planting season. Some early season caterpillars and slugs are out and feasting on small, late-planted corn and soybean fields. These fields are especially vulnerable to damage from insects this year,...
13 Jun 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) has agreed to move its cutoff date for over-the-top dicamba applications from June 30 to July 15 -- but only for June-planted soybean fields. "Anyone who planted before June 1 will remain subject to the original planting date plus 45 days aft...
13 Jun 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- The first round of #plant19 is finally over for Ashley Andersen and her farming family in eastern Nebraska. "We feel like we finally can breathe," she said. "Things are a little lighter around here." The key to being done? Knowing when to quit. "They finally gave up on corn planting," A...
13 Jun 2019
HOUSTON (DTN) -- The Energy Information Administration on Wednesday reported U.S. inventories of propane/propylene increased about 2.9 million barrels (bbl) in the week ended June 7 to 71.1 million bbl, with stocks up more than 3 million bbl in Midwest PADD 2 while stocks in Gulf Coast PADD 3 declined. At 71.1 million bbl on June 7, domestic propan...
12 Jun 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The American Fuels and Petrochemical Association has filed a legal challenge against the new E15 rule finalized on May 31, filing a petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Monday. In the weeks leading up to the final rule that allows year-round E15 sa...