
Derecho Teaches Farm Family Lessons
Central Iowa farmers share valuable lessons learned after two derechos to mitigate financial losses and reconstruction delays.
Central Iowa farmers share valuable lessons learned after two derechos to mitigate financial losses and reconstruction delays.
Employees of Global Bin Builders of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, replace a roof on a 330,000-bushel grain bin last fall at Key Cooperative in Nevada, Iowa. The old roof was damaged during last year's derecho that tore through the Midwest. (Photo courtesy...
Federal data detailed another draw in domestic ethanol inventories last week, with stocks falling to a 20-week low as blending demand, while down slightly on the week, remains at pre-pandemic levels, according to the Energy Information Administration.
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Ethanol producers in Indiana have called on Gov. Eric Holcomb to veto a bill that would require a warning label on E15 pumps in the state.
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Planter row cleaners and tillage help manage crop residue.
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Ethanol and agriculture industry leaders say they will need to make the case for corn ethanol as an advanced biofuel ahead of 2022 Renewable Fuel Standard reset.
Both chambers of Congress have now passed legislation that would extend the application deadline for SBA Paycheck Protection Program loans to at least May 31. Lawmakers also have been pushing for changes to how...
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A lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 60 farmers in the Missouri River basin has been delayed, pending an appeal in another case.
The Small Business Administration came down with guidance late last week that farm partnerships must follow the same process as other partnerships when applying for Paycheck Protection Program loans. Members of Congress had asked SBA to allow farm...
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A provision in the $1.9 trillion relief package would provide USDA farm-loan debt relief to socially disadvantaged farmers. The provision would relieve as much as $4 billion in debt for minority farmers, mainly Black farmers who did not see their USDA debts...
An E30 demonstration project by the state of Nebraska in non-flexible fuel vehicles finds favorable results for the ethanol blend.
Rising prices received for distillers dried grains and ethanol bolstered improving margins at DTN's hypothetical ethanol plant.
DTN Ag Interest Rate Snapshot | ||
TODAY | - LAST YEAR | |
as of: | 4/20/21 | 4/20/20 |
BENCHMARKS | ||
Prime Rate | 3.25 | 3.25 |
30-Day Libor | 0.11 | 0.67 |
1-Year Libor | 0.29 | 0.98 |
10-Yr. Treasury | 1.61 | 0.62 |
CCC Loan Rate | 1.125 | 1.625 |
Real Estate * | 3.94 | 4.72 |
Operating * | 4.10 | 5.09 |
Feeder Livestock * | 4.31 | 5.05 |
Farm Machinery * | 4.88 | 5.57 |
* Federal Reserve's quarterly average | ||
effective interest rates at ag banks. |
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