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25 Nov 2019
By Todd HultmanDTN Lead Analyst When we have that unexplainable feeling of having experienced something before, we call it a deja vu moment. What do you call it when you realize you actually did experience the same thing before? Short-term memory loss? That happened to me recently when I came across a Todd's Take I wrote two years ago, "HRW Wheat B...
22 Nov 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter SAVANNAH, Ga. (DTN) -- Global agriculture has been somewhat behind other industries in adopting digital technology. But, as in other aspects of modern life, this technology is slowly transforming different areas of agriculture, including how crops and livestock are produced and how ag businesses operate. Digital tech...
22 Nov 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor INDIANAPOLIS (DTN) -- USDA Deputy Secretary Steve Censky said Thursday it would be "very unfortunate" for agriculture if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delays a vote on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement until 2020. Pelosi, D-Calif., was quoted by reporters on Thursday adding some uncertainty to the possibility of a v...
21 Nov 2019
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst Producers of agricultural commodities like it when prices go up. Therefore, there must be some happy producers halfway across the globe in Indonesia and Malaysia, where most of the world's oil palm plantations are located. Benchmark futures prices for Malaysian palm oil have risen 24% since the start of October...
21 Nov 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- In another response to EPA's actions regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard, POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels LLC announced Tuesday the company will "pause" production of cellulosic ethanol at its Project Liberty plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa. POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels is a 50-50 joint venture between Roya...