Biofuels, refining and environmental groups are making cases for a federal appeals court to vacate EPA's Renewable Fuel Standard set rule finalized in June 2023.
Retail fertilizer prices are mostly higher with seven of the eight major fertilizers now more expensive compared to last month. Two fertilizers -- urea and UAN28 -- were significantly more expensive compared to a month ago.
A container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday morning, causing a catastrophic failure as the bridge collapsed. Shipping and agricultural interests are still determining the impact the accident will have on shipping in and out of the Port of Baltimore.
USDA will issue its annual Prospective Plantings survey and March 1 Grain Stocks report at 11 a.m. CDT on Thursday, a combination that gets attention and has sparked sizeable price moves in prior years.
USDA stated the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state veterinarians and public health officials are investigating the illness that has recently hit "primarily older dairy cows in Texas, Kansas, and New Mexico that is causing decreased lactation, low appetite, and other symptoms." USDA also called it a "rapidly evolving situation."
Farmers lobbying last week for changes to the H-2A guest worker program are frustrated that Congress or USDA are not offering any help to provide more labor or slow the constant increases in wages for guest workers on farms.
A new analysis by USDA officials on behalf of the University of California finds California consumers are paying more for pork than consumers across the country to coincide with implementation of Proposition 12.
March 28 we'll report on the latest Grain Stocks and Prospective Planting Reports from USDA, then host a DTN webinar to provide more analysis on the reports. This week we'll also track a strong spring storm. Markets will be closed for Good Friday.
The technology collaboration enables farmers to combine equipment and digital solutions offered by John Deere, Kinze and Ag Leader. The companies have also agreed to resolve all outstanding litigation.
The ethanol industry is primed for an alcohol-to-jet conversion, but that will require both tax credits and changes to how EPA scores out corn-based ethanol in the Renewable Fuel Standard. That was a major discussion at a policy summit Monday in Washington.
Retail fertilizer prices are mostly higher with seven of the eight major fertilizers now more expensive compared to last month. One fertilizer was significantly more expensive looking back a month. Urea was 7% higher compared to last year with an average price of $564/ton.