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28 Oct 2019
By Elizabeth WilliamsDTN Special Correspondent INDIANOLA, Iowa (DTN) -- A 67-acre tract of farmland in Sioux County, Iowa, brought $18,300 per acre at auction earlier this month. In September, Hertz Farm Management had 10 sales at $10,000 or more per acre and eight sales above $11,000 per acre for corn and soybean ground, CEO Randy Hertz told DTN....
24 Oct 2019
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst In 2019, we've become habituated to wild international headlines. So, to say, "Boy, there's a lot of geopolitical instability right now!" seems a bit pointless. How does that make today different to any other day in recent memory? Actually, a few of the current sources of uncertainty may be influential to U.S. ...
24 Oct 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Biofuels and agriculture groups have filed a legal challenge against EPA's approval of 31 additional small-refinery exemptions in August. Groups filed a court petition on Wednesday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The Renewable Fuels Association, American Coalition for Ethan...
24 Oct 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Ethanol margins have seen significant improvement since Aug. 1, as plants have been cutting production costs, and ethanol prices have been on the rise. A number of ethanol plants have scaled back production during the past year in response to tough market conditions. DTN's hypothetical Neeley Biofuels...
22 Oct 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Farmers have a range of choices when it comes to herbicide-tolerant soybean technology in 2020 -- up to seven different traits. When selecting seed, remember that disease, insect tolerance and other genetic characteristics should still top your soybean shopping list. But with the growt...