EPA Archives - Page 9 of 14

U.S. grains: Corn firms on short-covering at month’s end

By GFM Network News November 30, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Thursday as fund-driven short-covering at the end of the month overshadowed disappointing export sales data, analysts said. Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade ended mostly lower, with nearby contracts pressured by heavier-than-expected deliveries against the December contract on first notice day. Soybeans fell, led […] Read more

The Big River Resources ethanol plant at West Burlington, Iowa, about 120 km southwest of Davenport. (Steven Vaughn photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

U.S. EPA ups biofuel targets slightly

By GFM Network News November 30, 2017

Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it will require fuel companies to blend slightly more biofuels into the nation’s gasoline and diesel next year, angering oil refiners who view them as a competitive threat. The announcement follows weeks of lobbying by Midwestern lawmakers and representatives of the corn industry who wanted […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Big canola supply counters big demand

By GFM Network News November 29, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts fell to their lowest levels in a month earlier this week, but appear to have found some support from a chart standpoint. Solid demand on the one hand is being countered by large supplies on the other. “The demand component is powerfully strong,” said Mike Jubinville of […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

Monsanto halts U.S. seed treatment launch after complaints of rashes

By GFM Network News November 1, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Monsanto put on hold the launch of a seed treatment on Wednesday, following reports it causes rashes on people, in the latest instance of complaints about a company product that was approved by U.S. environmental regulators. Monsanto froze plans for commercial sales of the product called NemaStrike, which can protect corn, […] Read more

BASF’s dicamba production facility in Beaumont, Tex. (BASF.com)

Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

Monsanto, BASF herbicides strain states with damage complaints

By GFM Network News November 1, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farmers have overwhelmed state governments with thousands of complaints about crop damage linked to new versions of herbicides, threatening future sales by manufacturers Monsanto and BASF. Monsanto is banking on herbicides using dicamba — and seeds engineered to resist it — to dominate soybean production in the U.S., the world’s […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

U.S. EPA abandons changes to biofuel program

By GFM Network News October 20, 2017

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has backed off a series of proposed changes to the nation’s biofuels policy after a massive backlash from corn-state lawmakers worried the moves would undercut ethanol demand, according to a letter from the agency to lawmakers seen by Reuters. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said in […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag under weight of harvest

By GFM Network News October 20, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures neared contract lows on Friday and soybeans fell to the lowest levels in a week, pressured by active harvest progress in the heart of the Midwest crop belt, analysts said. Wheat fell to a near two-month low on technical selling, extending losses in the last hour of trade. […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Soybeans, Weather

Dicamba label sufficient, Health Canada says

By GFM Network News October 19, 2017

Health Canada will not be further regulating the use of dicamba herbicide sprayed on growing crops, as has happened in the U.S. The government agency that regulates pesticides issued a statement to Glacier FarmMedia reiterating its support for the current Canadian labels. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week increased restrictions on the use […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

U.S. EPA gives dicamba ‘restricted use’ label for 2018

By GFM Network News October 13, 2017

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new restrictions on Friday on the use of dicamba herbicide, which has caused widespread crop damage in the U.S. Midwest for the past two years. The EPA said in a statement that certain formulations of the substance will be classified as a restricted-use pesticide, […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola facing uphill climb

By GFM Network News September 27, 2017

CNS Canada — Bearish headwinds facing the canola market may have gotten slightly worse, after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it was considering cuts to biofuel requirements in U.S. fuel. The EPA said Tuesday it was looking for feedback on proposed reductions to the renewable fuel obligations in the 2018 and 2019 Renewable Fuel […] Read more

CBOT Weekly: Grain prices showing weakness

Manitoba Crop Report: More scattered rains across the province

MacDon shows new FD2 Plus FlexDraper at Ag in Motion

GFM Network News