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11 Dec 2018
Farm Carbon and Biofuels 12/11 13:29 Focus of Carbon Sequestration and Farming More Practical Than Global Climate Talks More attention is being paid currently to the role of farm practices in reducing the carbon footprint of biofuels. Members of the South Dakota Corn Growers Association have been researching just how much carbon farmers in the No...
10 Dec 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The former owners of a large Michigan farming operation are facing more federal criminal charges for their farm that quickly gained acreage and large lines of credit before collapsing in 2012. Michael and Melissa Stamp operated Stamp Farms LLC and Northstar Grain LLC and quickly accumulated large...
10 Dec 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Dry land would no longer be subject to Clean Water Act jurisdiction and the so-called "significant nexus" test would be eliminated in a newly proposed waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule expected to be released by the EPA next week. Both the New York Times and E&E News reported Thursday the ru...
10 Dec 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (DTN) -- The world phosphorus fertilizer market appears well balanced heading into 2019, but there are signs pointing to possible supply issues, especially if environmental regulations take hold and reduce Chinese production and exports. If this does occur, world P prices could move to levels that ...
7 Dec 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (DTN) -- The global nitrogen market could face a deficit in the next two to three years until more world capacity can come into the market, according to a speaker at the 2018 Fertilizer Outlook and Technology Conference recently in Jacksonville, Florida. Alistair Wallace, a fertilizer analyst for ...