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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...
12 Feb 2016
With the Food Safety Modernization Act's new regulations on antibiotic use, a great deal of confusion exists about its use as an anti-microbial agent in ethanol production. Richard Coulter, senior vice president for scientific and regulatory affairs for Phibro Animal Health, cleared up some of the misperceptions in a recent webcast. The Food Safety...