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19 Jan 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers considering a switch or transition to organic crops have a lot to read right now if they want to keep pace with changes happening in the industry. Several changes in the organic industry have happened just over the past week. USDA on Wednesday finalized a rule on organic livestock and pou...
19 Jan 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter LANCASTER, Penn. (DTN) -- The group of farmers, ag retailers, crop consultants, company reps and scientists that met Wednesday in southeastern Pennsylvania represent a special slice of agriculture. They spoke of the benefit of rotating grains with lima beans and other specialty crops. They traded tips on growin...
18 Jan 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) - A Scott Pruitt-led U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would place an emphasis on following the letter of the law including the Renewable Fuel Standard and providing clarity on a federal definition of navigable waters, in what the nominee told a Senate committee Wednesday would be a return to cooperat...
18 Jan 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- According to fertilizer retailers surveyed by DTN for the second week of January 2017, fertilizer price trends continue to be stuck in a narrow price range. For the first time in recent weeks, however, more fertilizers are now trending slightly higher than lower. Five of the eight major fertilizers ed...
18 Jan 2017
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst If I weren't a grain market analyst, I would want to have the job of the person who compiles all the strange statistics for football announcers to tell the crowd in between plays: "This is Jackmerius Buckshank's seventh interception in the past eight games played west of Mississippi River on Sunday nights, Joh...