Management
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Flood Relief Bill Approved
Good news for Midwest retailers and their grower-customers: A new supplemental spending bill that includes $2.65 billion for Midwestern flood relief has been signed…
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Bogus Products Cause Concern In EU
The use of fake or illegal substances to treat crops is growing throughout Europe at an alarming rate, according to agriculture experts, putting people’s…
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Keep NH3 On Tracks
Ag retailers can help in the fight to keep anhydrous ammonia (NH3) rail shipments. The railroads are mandated by the U.S. Congress in…
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Ethanol Co-Products Eyed As Fillers In Plastics
Two university researchers are looking at dried distillers grains as a possible component in plastics, according to Science Daily. "A co-product of ethanol production…
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More Flex Fuel Vehicles Coming From GM
Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that calls for more flex fuel vehicles. The Open Fuel Standard Act has been introduced by…
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Corn Down But Not Out
USDA’s latest acreage report says the anticipated corn harvest is down from last year, and soybeans are expected to pick up the lag. Despite…
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No-Till Fuels Ethanol Value
Ethanol-based corn may be getting a bum rap, in light of the growing global food crisis, but the biofuel does have value, especially when…
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Floods Endanger 2008 Yields
The cost of this year’s Midwest flooding may end up rivaling that of the 1993 Midwest floods that caused more than $20 billion in…
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Speak Up On Gas Costs
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) is urging retailers to weigh in on the latest natural gas issue. According to ARA, retailers have the opportunity…
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OK To Plant Alternative Source
Oklahoma is testing switchgrass to see if it’s alright as an ethanol source. KDFA Television in Oklahoma says researchers are preparing to plant switchgrass…
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