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2 Aug 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Pacific Ethanol is looking to sell some of its ethanol plants as it continues to battle negative margins, company CEO Neil Koehler announced during an earnings call on Thursday. Koehler said the company is "actively engaged" in discussions to sell assets or form new business partnerships. Pacific Etha...
2 Aug 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. will impose an additional 10% tariff on $300 billion in Chinese goods because China has not moved to buy large amounts of agricultural goods, President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday. The president increased the stakes of his trade war with China with a tweet at 11:26 a.m. CDT that his tr...
1 Aug 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Bayer has announced it will not sell its seed treatment known as NemaStrike for the 2020 growing season, citing ongoing safety concerns with the nematicide. The company says the product, which is designed to protect crops against nematodes, has caused skin irritati...
1 Aug 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices made very minor moves in the fourth week of July, according to prices tracked by DTN, with none of the prices changing by more than $3 per ton. Three fertilizers were lower compared to the previous month with none down a significant amount, which DTN considers 5% or more. MAP ...
1 Aug 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Scott Wallis will tell you downtime on a farm is a rare commodity. And the 2019 growing season has made planning anything more difficult this year. "Scouting has been something else with all the staggered maturities," said Wallis, who farms near Princeton, Indiana....