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29 Oct 2018
By Dan Crummett Progressive Farmer Contributor The early evening of Aug. 11, 2016, saw Megan King and her husband, Buddy, working calves on horseback near their home in Okeene, in northwest Oklahoma. "We had to move a dead calf," King recalled, "and I was dallying the rope on my saddle horn when I dropped the rope and somehow spooked the horse I wa...
29 Oct 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Basis Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- Distillers dried grains spot prices from the 40 locations DTN contacted were mixed, but the average price was up $1 per ton at $134 per ton versus two weeks ago for the week ended Oct. 25. Based on the average of prices collected by DTN, the value of DDG relative to corn for the week ended Oct. 25 wa...
26 Oct 2018
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst When this week's batch of Crop Progress numbers were released, the report was widely expected to show U.S. farmers had rapidly advanced their row-crop harvest pace. After all, we were shut down by snow and rain just a week before, and the industry was itching to get back to work. And back to work it went! Nati...
26 Oct 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (DTN) -- Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday touted President Donald Trump's push for year-round E15 and getting trade deals done. But ethanol champions expressed concern about uncertainty of EPA rule-making while farmers also voiced worries about income and finances to the secretary...
26 Oct 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- E15's move to year-round availability starting next year likely will face two potential barriers: the EPA's legal authority to make the move and a tight timeline set out by the agency. Ethanol industry leaders and other experts told reporters on Thursday they believe science supports E15 -- a blend of...