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19 Dec 2023
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- A final rule to allow permanent year-round sales of the 15% ethanol-gasoline fuel blend, known as E15, in eight states was sent Monday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the White House's Office of Management and Budget for review as a lawsuit filed against the agency continues to play out. It is considered ...
19 Dec 2023
The Association of American Railroads and other agriculture groups are calling for the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) to reopen international rail crossings at Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas, after service was suspended beginning Dec. 18. On Dec. 17, 2023, the CBP released a statement saying that beginning Dec. 18, the CBP's Office of Field Op...
19 Dec 2023
OMAHA (DTN) -- Koch Ag & Energy Solutions (KAES) announced Monday that it has reached an agreement to acquire OCI Global's nitrogen fertilizer plant in Wever, Iowa, for $3.6 billion. Once the transaction is finalized, KAES will have 100% ownership of the facility located along the Mississippi River in southeastern Iowa. The plant was opened in 2017...
19 Dec 2023
Editor's Note: Each year DTN publishes our choices for the Top 10 ag news stories of the year, as selected by DTN analysts, editors and reporters. This year, we're counting them down from Dec. 18 to Dec. 29. On Dec. 31, we will look at some of the runners-up for this year. Today, we continue the countdown with No. 9, looking at two Supreme Court de...
18 Dec 2023
OMAHA (DTN) -- Koch Ag & Energy Solutions (KAES) announced Monday that it has reached an agreement to acquire OCI Global's nitrogen fertilizer plant in Wever, Iowa, for $3.6 billion. Once the transaction is finalized, KAES will have 100% ownership of the facility located along the Mississippi River in southeastern Iowa. The plant was opened in 2017...