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31 Oct 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- With the support of both farm organizations and the United Farm Workers union, a bipartisan group of House members introduced a new farm labor bill in Congress on Wednesday. The Farm Workforce Modernization Act would create a program to legalize current agricultural workers who are in the U.S. ill...
31 Oct 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- While the prices of most fertilizers tracked by DTN continued to fall in the fourth week of October, for the first time in more than two months, the price of one fertilizer increased. Prior to last week, all eight fertilizer prices had fallen for nine consecutive weeks. In this latest update, five of ...
31 Oct 2019
By Katie DehlingerDTN Farm Business Editor MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Statistics can put things into perspective. For instance, USDA forecasts Kansas land values to increase 4% this year, while at the same time, the Kansas City Federal Reserve finds that nearly 30% of all ag loans have experienced some kind of issue with repayment. Not all statis...
30 Oct 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Weather extremes are a major threat to U.S. row crops, as 2019 demonstrated vividly. But some insects and diseases actually thrive in the chaos of flooding, drought, hail and heavy rainfalls, and they are poised to prosper in the years ahead. Diseases that prefer overly wet seasons, such...
30 Oct 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Siouxland Energy Cooperative in Iowa has experienced firsthand the recent ups and downs of the Renewable Fuel Standard. When the EPA granted 31 new small-refinery exemptions on August 9, it was the final straw for the corn-ethanol plant. Company officials were left with no choice but to shut down prod...