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19 Feb 2021
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Members of Congress are urging the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Small Business Administration to issue new clarifications that would make more farmers and ranchers eligible for forgivable loans through the Paycheck Protection Program. But with less than six weeks until the application deadline, there's little time ...
18 Feb 2021
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Scientists in Arkansas have confirmed the presence of glufosinate-resistant Palmer amaranth populations in two northeastern counties of the state. The populations were collected from two fields in Mississippi County in 2020 and one field in Crittenden County in 2019, said Tom Barber, a University of Arkansas Extension weed s...
18 Feb 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continued to climb sharply higher the second week of February 2021, according to retailers surveyed by DTN. For the second week in a row, all eight of the major fertilizers' prices were higher by a significant amount, which DTN designates as 5% or more. DAP and urea led the way higher. Both fertilizers were a...
18 Feb 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- Leaders from some major commodity groups on Wednesday said farmers would see negative impacts if Mosaic Co. wins a decision to have the federal government place countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer coming from Morocco and Russia. The presidents of the corn, cotton and soybean groups called on the U.S. International Trade Com...
17 Feb 2021
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Farmers largely missed out on the first round of Paycheck Protection Program loans, but a change in how calculations are made for farmers could result in more substantial payments. The first round tabulated payments based on farmers' net income, which is income after deductions and expenses. This number is often low or ne...