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18 May 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN for the second week of May 2022 continue to show mostly higher nutrient prices. But for the first time in many weeks, two different fertilizers were slightly lower. The price of six fertilizers were more expensive, but none were up a substantial amount. DTN designates a significant move as anyt...
18 May 2022
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- The future of pesticide labels is undergoing active construction at EPA, and farmers, pesticide applicators and other ag stakeholders may have an opportunity to influence that work. In short, EPA is tackling a long overdue project to make pesticide labels that fully comply with the Endangered Species Act (ESA), in an effort ...
18 May 2022
COLBY, Kan. (DTN) -- The Wheat Quality Council's annual Hard Winter Wheat tour Day 1 estimated yield results of 39.5 bushels per acre (bpa) on Tuesday, May 17, are in line with USDA projections for Kansas. The tour made 248 stops through central and northern Kansas, and a few of the southernmost counties in Nebraska, to measure wheat production and...
17 May 2022
Day 1 of the Wheat Quality Council's Hard Winter Wheat tour concluded Tuesday, May 17, with a total weighted average yield estimate of 39.5 bushels per acre (bpa). Last year, the average yield estimate was 59.2 bpa. Field sampling occurred in northwest and north-central Kansas and several counties in southern Nebraska. Watch www.dtnpf.com for futur...
17 May 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday signed into law legislation that will expand access to E15 and other biofuels throughout the state by 2026. The Iowa Biofuels Access bill also will expand the availability of B20, a 20% blend of diesel and biodiesel. The law goes into effect at a time when federal policy on E15 rem...