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14 Jun 2017
By Richard OswaldDTN Special Correspondent LANGDON, Mo. (DTN) -- "We had a couple showers go through Wednesday and Friday, but (rain amounts) were not measurable" is how DTN View From the Cab farmer Brent Judisch of Cedar Falls, Iowa, summed up precipitation at his farm last week. Brent told DTN late Sunday evening "it was a boring week." That re...
14 Jun 2017
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst The old saying "Fool me once shame on you; fool me twice shame on me" comes to mind when pondering corn as we again see prices trying to move higher for the third summer in three years. The first two did not end well for producers as spot prices showed brief runs up to nearly $4.40 a bushel, only to turn and fall back bel...
14 Jun 2017
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Pucker up is taking on a specific meaning across the soybean belt as reports of dicamba injury start to mount in several states. The slightest whiff of dicamba herbicide causes sensitive soybean leaves to cup and pucker. As of June 12, there had been 41 drift complain...
13 Jun 2017
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn, soybean and wheat inspections were bullish again this week in this week's export inspections report, according to DTN Analyst Todd Hultman. Corn weekly export inspections were 41.0 mb (1,041,534 mt) for the week ending Thursday, June 8. This is below 67.2 mb for the same week a year ago. Inspections f...
13 Jun 2017
By Paul Queck Progressive Farmer Contributor How late can corn utilize a nitrogen application? New university information finds you can delay the final 20% to 25% of your nitrogen as late as the V10 to V12 growth stage. "That delay is possible because modern corn hybrids have the ability to take up more of their nitrogen in the postflowering period...