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16 Feb 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter NEW ORLEANS (DTN) -- The United States ethanol industry will continue to look for ways to expand markets despite tight and even negative profit margins while also challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in court on its implementation of the latest Renewable Fuel Standard volumes last November. Renewable...
15 Feb 2016
By Dan MillerProgressive Farmer Senior Editor Flying over the central San Joaquin Valley on approach to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, it felt a little bit like arriving in a war zone. Given media coverage of the great California drought -- the Golden State's latest and, perhaps, nastiest dry spell ever -- visitors might imagine devastation...
15 Feb 2016
By Deborah HusoProgressive Famer Contributor A little more than 50 years ago, 30% of consumers had their milk home delivered. By 2005, that percentage had shrunk to 0.4%. That's the year the USDA stopped tracking. End of story? Not by a long shot. Home milk delivery is experiencing a resurgence. It's not a huge one, but there is a noticeable uptic...
12 Feb 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The list of grain companies not paid by Abengoa Bioenergy corn-ethanol plants continues to grow, as another group of sellers filed an involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition, this time in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Kansas. There's a mad scramble by Abengoa creditors in the United States to recover...
12 Feb 2016
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Sorghum growers' decade-long wait for herbicide-tolerant technology is finally nearing an end. The EPA has approved the active ingredient for DuPont's Zest herbicide, a key component of the ALS-tolerant Inzen grain sorghum system. The agency announced its registration approval for nicos...