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28 Feb 2018
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst A bit like the swallows of Capistrano, USDA's Ag Forum in Arlington, Virginia, signals the coming of spring and warmer weather ahead. As Senior Analyst Darin Newsom likes to point out, USDA released its third first estimate of the upcoming 2018-19 season on Friday. Ready or not, a new season of guessing has begun. The fir...
28 Feb 2018
By Todd Neeley DTN Staff Reporter and Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- No deal was struck between senators and the Trump administration Tuesday at a White House meeting centered on proposed changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard, but two Iowa Republican senators in attendance said the fight will go on. In what was a whirlwind day f...
27 Feb 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst Just over one week ago, water levels on the Illinois River and Upper Mississippi, between St Louis and Cairo, Illinois, remained low, but the forecast for rains at that time were expected to "improve" that situation. What followed was more than a month's worth of rain falling on some locations in the central U...
27 Feb 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Add two new words to your agricultural lexicon -- Corteva Agriscience. The name will grace the new agriculture company spun off from the 2017 merger of Dow and DuPont. It will house the seed, pesticide and digital service holdings of DuPont Crop Protection, DuPont Pioneer and Dow AgroSci...
27 Feb 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- With the agriculture economy struggling and the future of the Renewable Fuel Standard at the center of discussions at the White House early this week, ag interest groups are pressing President Donald Trump to prevent changes to the policy. On Monday, the president and Vice President Mike Pence were sl...