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6 Jul 2016
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Average retail prices for fertilizers continued to move lower the last week of June 2016, according to fertilizer retailers surveyed by DTN. This marks three weeks in a row fertilizer prices have been notably lower. All eight of the major fertilizers were lower in price compared to the previous month....
6 Jul 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Just five days remain in the EPA's public comment period on the latest proposed Renewable Fuel Standard volumes, and a number of agriculture, ethanol and other interests have filed comments on the proposal. The proposed 2017 Renewable Fuel Standard volumes increase mandate requirements for blenders co...
6 Jul 2016
By Alastair StewartDTN South America Correspondent SAO PAULO, Brazil (DTN) -- For the past decade, Brazil's infrastructure has been stretched to breaking point by the rapid expansion of grain production. Massive port delays and soaring costs have become a fixture. But this year has been a bit different. Brazil has blown away previous soybean expo...
5 Jul 2016
By Richard OswaldDTN Special Correspondent LANGDON, Mo. (DTN) -- Following the writing of the U.S. Constitution, Benjamin Franklin once told a friend that as promising as the future might seem, nothing in life is certain but death and taxes. But for modern-day farmers like DTN View From the Cab farmer Chase Brown of Decatur, Illinois, another reali...
5 Jul 2016
By Lance WoodburyDTN Farm Business Adviser In 590 AD, Pope Gregory I identified the Seven Deadly Sins and urged good Christians to avoid practicing them. These sins are lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride. In 2016, consider these five "sins" that cause harm to the family business and relationships. 1. Avoiding crucial issues. Owni...