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21 Mar 2024
REDFIELD, Iowa (DTN) -- A researcher at Louisiana State University (LSU) has developed a new vaccine to fight the No. 1 disease causing fatalities in cattle -- bovine respiratory disease (BRD). BRD can kill up to 8 million calves each year, costing the U.S. cattle industry more than $1 billion. LSU professor of veterinary medicine Shafiqul Chowdhur...
20 Mar 2024
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- The Biden administration finalized national pollution standards for vehicles through 2032, leaving next to no room for ethanol and other biofuels as a tool to cut emissions. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday announced pollution standards for passenger cars, light-duty trucks and medium-duty vehicles ...
20 Mar 2024
REDFIELD, Iowa (DTN) -- After several weeks of burning, the Texas wildfires are 100% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. Now, it's time for a full assessment of the land, including the safety of the water. Andrew Whelton, professor of civil, environmental and ecological engineering at Purdue University, told DTN it is important fo...
20 Mar 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- For the first time in several months, average retail prices for all eight major fertilizers were higher than they were a month ago in the second week of March 2024, according to sellers surveyed by DTN. Just one fertilizer saw a significant price move, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. Urea was 7% more expensive than last ...
19 Mar 2024
WASHINGTON (DTN) -- In celebrating agriculture, a first-generation Pennsylvania farmer told others not to be afraid to experiment and to get involved to help improve the climate for other new farmers in the future. The U.S. Department of Agriculture hosted a National Ag Day event Tuesday morning which included speeches from Agriculture Secretary To...