The 2023 cropping season is well underway, with impacts of weather and climate change already impacting crops. Dry, hot weather in key Corn Belt areas has rapidly changed conditions.
An entrenched atmospheric blocking pattern accelerated the loss of topsoil moisture in the Midwest over the past two weeks. Corn Belt crops have rapidly declined as a result. Just 46% of corn crops in Michigan and Missouri were rated good to excellent. Soybean conditions are similar in Missouri; in Michigan only 40% of soybeans were rated ‘good to excellent’ on June 4.
Central Plains Drought Exceptional, Elsewhere Moderate to Extreme
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01.10.2025
Canadian government awards $11 mln in renewable fuels grants
Canada’s federal government announced on Tuesday January 7 more than C$11 million in grants to support the development of renewable fuels, including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel.
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Draft 45Z guidance shakes UCO markets, boosts prospects for domestic feedstocks
Draft regulations for the Clean Fuel Production Credit (CFPC), part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), were released on Friday January 10 by the US Treasury Department and the...
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Sausage casings bulletin, January 10, 2025
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