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26 Aug 2020
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Ryan Jenkins likes to be hospitable, but hurricanes Marcos and Laura swirling toward the U.S. from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean this week are not welcome on his Jay, Florida, farm."It's a little stressful when the maps show them coming right toward you and making a big turn before they reach the Florida Panhandle," he sai...
26 Aug 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler gave no timeline for releasing 2021 renewable volume obligations in the Renewable Fuel Standard or for deciding on pending small-refinery exemptions, during a teleconference with reporters on Wednesday, as pressure mounts on the Trump administration to act.With just 69 days before the presidential ele...
26 Aug 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- Agriculture and biofuel groups are mounting a defense of EPA's year-round E15 approval, arguing in a court brief filed in a federal appeals court that the agency was within its legal parameters with its action.Back in May, the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers challenged EPA's action. The group argued that E15 is not a fu...
25 Aug 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. (DTN) -- Shortly after securing the Republican nomination to run for another term, President Donald Trump said Monday in what amounted to a campaign event in Mills River, N.C., that his administration would provide another $1 billion for the controversial Farmers to Families Food Box Program."Today, I'm proud to announce that we wi...
25 Aug 2020
This article was originally posted at 3:08 p.m. CDT on Monday, Aug. 24. It was last updated at 3:50 p.m. CDT on Monday, Aug. 24.**OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. corn crop's good-to-excellent rating fell last week due to significant rating declines for several major corn-producing states, USDA NASS said in its weekly Crop Progress report on Monday.NASS est...