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5 Sep 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- On the final day of the public comment period for the Renewable Fuel Standard, a number of agriculture and biofuel interest groups called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set the bar higher for cellulosic ethanol. In comments sent to the EPA on Thursday, at least three of those groups ca...
5 Sep 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Southern farmers are dealing with a late-season deluge, as Tropical Depression Harvey moved up through the Delta region this week, soaking corn, soybean, cotton, sorghum and rice fields along the way. Louisiana farmers took the brunt of the rain and crop damage, with rain totals pushing...
5 Sep 2017
By Mary KennedyDTN Basis Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- Vietnam will lift its suspension of U.S. distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) imports and ease fumigation requirements for U.S. corn and wheat imports, U.S. Grains Council President and CEO Tom Sleight told DTN on Friday. In an official press release Friday, Sleight said, "We are very please...
1 Sep 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Don't be fooled by that handsome stand of corn flying past your windshield. Delve deep into the field, peel back some husks and the stresses of the season may quickly become visible. From severe tip-back to stunted ears or empty cobs, many growers are finding the consequences of spring ...
1 Sep 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- When Zeeland, Michigan-based Boersen Farms Inc. bought the bulk of Stamp Farms LLC's land-lease agreements and other assets in what was considered one of the largest farm bankruptcies ever in 2013, the DTN National Corn Index was at $7 a bushel. Now, with cash corn prices closer to $3 a bushel and the...