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8 Nov 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- Pointing to current challenges such as the logjams in supply chains, agricultural and business leaders over the weekend largely praised Congress for final passage of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that some say will amount to one of the largest investments in infrastructure in U.S. history. The bill passed l...
8 Nov 2021
On Tuesday, Nov. 9, USDA is expected to make small changes to ending stocks estimates of U.S. corn and wheat for 2021-22, but higher estimates could be in store for soybeans. Traders will be watching USDA's new crop estimates for corn and soybeans, as well as any demand changes the agency makes. CORN With over three-fourths of U.S. corn harvested, ...
5 Nov 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- The Biden administration made the case at the COP 26 conference in Scotland that agriculture and forestry can provide a solution for mitigating greenhouse-gas emissions by incentivizing farmers to sequester carbon. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted the administration's goals to lower emissions from farming and ranching du...
5 Nov 2021
Whatever the near-term effects of the John Deere strike on delivery of machines and parts, the on-again, off-again, on-again walkout appears to be having only a marginal impact so far on the already existing months-long shortages of parts and new equipment. It's a strange time for the farm equipment industry, even without the production implication...
5 Nov 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- The EPA on Friday denied one small-refinery exemption petition to the Renewable Fuel Standard, according to the agency RFS dashboard, leaving 65 petitions still pending. The denial of a small-refinery petition is the first for the Biden administration, following 88 exemptions granted by the Trump administration in four years....