With just eight days left in EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s term, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) Geoff Cooper says he’s not surprised by reports that EPA may grant some waivers to oil refiners that would exempt them from requirements to blend biofuels into their fuel mix for the 2019 compliance year.
USDA Report Analysis: Is the U.S. Running Out of Soybeans to Sell?
USDA’S final crop production report of the year made some historic adjustments, including tighter soybean stocks. As a result, soybeans shot 60 cents higher in a matter of minutes, and corn traded up the limit.
John Deere Sues Kinze, Ag Leader for Patent Infringement
More lawsuits hit the ag industry. Deere and Company is suing Kinze and Ag Leader for alleged patent infringement concerning the company’s high-speed planter. The company says Kinze and Ag Leader’s own high-speed planter designs are too similar to John Deere’s.
Pro Farmer's First Thing Today: Chinese Corn Imports, Pilgrim’s Pride Settles and More
China’s ag ministry hiked its 2020-21 corn import projection by 3 MMT from December to 10 MMT, citing the “enlarging” price difference between domestic and international corn. Chinese corn prices hit new records this week.
#FJFieldFieldDays: How COVID-19 Transformed Machinery Auctions
We’ve seen seven to 10 years of technology advancement with online equipment buying and selling condensed into less than a year. That’s the takeaway from Greg Peterson, founder of Machinery Pete, as he looks back at the past nine months of online auctions. Log on to Farm Journal Field Days now for more insights.
