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20 Jun 2017
By Anthony Greder DTN Managing Editor and Russ Quinn DTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Spring wheat conditions continued to drop significantly last week, according to USDA's weekly Crop Progress report released Monday. Conditions for corn, soybeans and winter wheat, on the other hand, held mostly steady from the previous week. USDA estimated that ...
19 Jun 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter CANADIAN, Texas (DTN) -- Steve Rader's pastures lay charcoal black, dead cattle strewn across the horizon, with several burnt carcasses lined up along damaged fences. Despite rainfall in the days following the March 6 wildfires, a persistently strong Texas Panhandle wind stirred up black soot and dust, leaving some ...
19 Jun 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Nitrogen deficiencies can kill a yield. Visual evaluations of just how much nitrogen (N) is left are inaccurate enough to hurt the pocketbook. Soil and tissue tests can determine how much nitrogen is present, how much has been lost and how much should be applied. With sidedressing season in full swing,...
19 Jun 2017
By Daniel DavidsonDTN Contributing Agronomist One of the many benefits promised by cover crops is their potential to scavenge nitrogen from the soil in the fall, winter and early spring and in doing so lessen nitrogen (N) leaching. However, covers crops, particularly those high in carbon, can also temporarily tie up nitrogen as their residue decom...
16 Jun 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter CANADIAN, Texas (DTN) -- Steve Rader's pastures lay charcoal black, dead cattle strewn across the horizon, with several burnt carcasses lined up along damaged fences. Despite rainfall in the days following the March 6 wildfires, a persistently strong Texas Panhandle wind stirred up black soot and dust, leaving some ...