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31 Aug 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- EPA wants a second look at its 2019 decision to grant 31 small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2018, after the Supreme Court ruled this summer that a federal appeals court erred in a January 2020 ruling that favored the ethanol industry. On June 25, the Supreme Court overturned a unanimous ruling by the...
31 Aug 2021
WILLIAMSBURG, Iowa (DTN) -- The company that pioneered the grain cart concept 50 years ago unveiled a new model at the 2021 Farm Progress Show, along with other upgrades to its grain cart lineup. Kinze Manufacturing of Williamsburg, Iowa, announced on Aug. 31 that the Harvest Commander 1121 grain cart will be available in 2022. For those attending...
31 Aug 2021
COLUMBIA, Mo. (DTN) -- U.S. farmers' optimism is tempering as fall harvest approaches, though according to the latest DTN/The Progressive Farmer Agriculture Confidence Index, they are in a much better state of mind than ahead of the 2020 harvest. The overall Agriculture Confidence Index is 116.6, down 7.3 points from spring but up 22.3 points from ...
30 Aug 2021
This article was originally posted at 3:06 p.m. CDT on Monday, Aug. 30. It was last updated at 4:04 p.m. CDT on Monday, Aug. 30. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- Despite continued drought in Northern and Western parts of the country and storms that crossed parts of the Eastern Corn Belt last week, national corn and soybean conditions managed to hold steady, USDA ...
30 Aug 2021
KINGSTON, Mo. (DTN) -- Caldwell County, Missouri, Sheriff Mitch Allen was asked to speak in early August at a local event to talk with farmers about rural crime. Theft can come in spurts in rural areas and often leads to the question: Who just got out of prison? People often want to know how to protect their belongings, he said. "What's important t...