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29 Aug 2018
By Deborah R. Huso Progressive Farmer Contributing Editor Peter Fleming looks for crops that can maximize profits even in drought. That's one reason the North Carolina grower turned to sorghum, a crop University of Tennessee crop marketing specialist Aaron Smith calls "this ancient grain." Fleming grew up farming with his father in Yadkin County. I...
28 Aug 2018
By Des KellerProgressive Farmer Contributing Editor Mark Gaalswyk envisions a future in which groups of U.S. farmers or cooperatives could add value to their operations by producing fuels or additives using small, modular processing plants. These miniproduction plants could, literally, be located on the farm. About the size of a semitrailer, Modul...
28 Aug 2018
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. row crops continued to race toward maturity with the percentage of corn mature and soybeans dropping leaves ahead of the average pace, according to the USDA National Ag Statistics Service's weekly Crop Progress report released Monday. NASS estimated that 92% of corn was in the dough stage as ...
28 Aug 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst The third major compliance date will soon arrive for the preventive-controls-for-animal-food rule under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. By Sept. 17, 2018, facilities that are small animal food businesses must comply with preventive controls (PC) requirements mandated by FSMA. Facilities that are large b...
27 Aug 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- EPA has made clear it is not considering public comments on small-refinery waivers and how they affect the Renewable Fuel Standard. But a USDA memorandum sent to EPA on Aug. 15 disputes the EPA's claim the waivers are beyond the scope of the latest RFS volumes proposal. What's more, USDA's Office of t...