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13 Feb 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) - A biofuels group and two petroleum interest groups have asked a federal appeals court to review the final 2017-2018 biodiesel volumes in the Renewable Fuels Standard published in the Federal Register. A handful of separate petitions have been filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Co...
13 Feb 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- With tight crop margins and increasing yields, it's easy to overlook the importance of potassium (K) applications. Soils deficient in K will limit yields and quality. Farmers can face several different issues with how much of an investment they make with nutrient applications. KEEP IN OPTIMUM RANGE Cl...
10 Feb 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Pyrethroids are up for registration review by the EPA, and the agency's most recent risk assessment of this group of insecticides has some industry players concerned. The EPA's preliminary ecological risk assessment of a group of pyrethroid insecticides concluded that the agricultural u...
10 Feb 2017
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor TUCSON, Ariz. (DTN) -- The Arizona desert may not be a hot bed for row crop weeds, but it is the place to find weed scientists this week. The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) is meeting to explore the latest in research on weeds and their impact on the environmental. However, dominati...
10 Feb 2017
By Elizabeth WilliamsDTN Special Correspondent DES MOINES (DTN) -- Farmland buying interest is strong among outside investors but current land values are not yet cheap enough for most investors to lay their money down, said Steve Bruere whose firm, Peoples Company, hosted its 10th Annual Land Investment Expo with over 700 participants from 30 stat...