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15 Mar 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The EPA granted five additional 2017 small-refinery exemptions (SREs) to the Renewable Fuel Standard on Thursday, raising the agency total for that year to 34, according to an update posted to EPA's online dashboard. The dashboard also indicates it has two more waiver requests pending for that year. E...
15 Mar 2019
By Jim PatricoDTN Contributing Editor Brian Martin slid a spade into a patch of cereal rye planted in corn stubble. He pried out a chunk of dark soil topped by green leaves then crumbled a bit of the dirt between his fingers. New roots, old roots, mellow silt loam. He crumbled some more dirt and gave a satisfied chuckle. "Earthworm," he said and po...
14 Mar 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service is making some changes in how it projects corn, soybean and cotton production and yields in the August Crop Production reports. On Tuesday, NASS announced 2019 program changes for its surveys and reports. NASS officials noted the agency conducts a p...
14 Mar 2019
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst Sometimes an investment idea just lasts and lasts -- until it doesn't. The market convinces a bunch of people to buy dot-com stocks, for instance, and the success of their positions convinces other people to follow along with the trend. That goes on and on until the world eventually runs out of people to buy ...
14 Mar 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- If you dealt with any tar spot infection in your cornfields last year, Jim Donnelly has some advice for you: Get used to it -- but don't panic. Researchers are slowly getting a grasp on how the disease works and most fungicides are effective against it. "My experience, after looking for ...