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8 Mar 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The EPA broke away from Renewable Fuel Standard requirements for granting small-refinery waivers starting in May 2017 and continued to deny a congressional order regarding which refiners qualify, according to a 97-page brief filed in a federal court in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. The brief was fil...
8 Mar 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Net farm income is expected to rise 8.1% in 2019, according to the latest projection from USDA, but the increase won't make up for the 17.8% drop in 2018. USDA released its first farm income forecast for 2019 on Wednesday. In its broadest measure of income, net farm income, USDA projects a $5.2 ...
8 Mar 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Chalmers, Indiana, farmer Brandon Bell isn't waiting for that digital ah-ha moment when, with a simple mouse click or two, a computer generates game-changing recommendations that match the complexities of farming. To get top recommendations now, Bell shares soil and yield data with his local soil-fert...
8 Mar 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ALEXANDRIA, Va. (DTN) -- State pesticide regulators are responsible for overseeing a lot of chemicals, but some expect to police only one this year -- dicamba. "So many resources are dedicated to dicamba that it has made my program a one-issue program," said Tim Creger, a pesticide regulator with the Nebraska D...
7 Mar 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- National and state agriculture interest groups asked a federal appeals court to overturn a $50 million nuisance judgement against a hog farm in North Carolina, in a brief filed on Tuesday, saying the punitive damages awarded threaten agriculture. Ten plaintiffs were awarded a total of $50 million in t...