That includes the herbicide dicamba, which has triggered many drift complaints in the U.S.
Pressure is building to tweak renewable fuel standards as refiner profit margins are crushed
Industry and government must adjust to new findings, but policies should not be based on the latest Internet trend
Externalizing the cost of production is becoming less acceptable to society
Farmers use more plastic than ever as a lower-cost method of storing grain and feed, but increased use means more plastic waste in the environment
At the very least, lower usage targets for both ethanol and other biofuels are expected to reduce interest in expanding production in the sector
Many corn traders tried to shrug off the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to trim the U.S. renewable fuels usage targets for 2014 and 2015, noting that U.S. ethanol production is driven more by operating margins than government-mandated blending requirements and is likely to remain high as long as ethanol makers can make profits. But
