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18 May 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continued to hold steady the second week of May 2017, according to fertilizer retailers surveyed by DTN. Of the eight major fertilizers, five were slightly lower in price compared to a month earlier. These were DAP, urea, 10-34-0, UAN28 and UAN32. DAP had an average price of ...
18 May 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- In a united showing on trade relations by Mexico and the U.S. Corn Belt, a Mexican trade delegation on Tuesday held a press conference with the governor of Nebraska and leaders in the U.S. corn and grain industries to stress the case that very little should change when it comes to agricul...
18 May 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- In central Illinois, one farmer just finished reseeding wet holes in some cornfields and is eying other fields anxiously. In southwestern Indiana, another is walking fields and counting corn stands, with up to a third of acres facing replant. Midwest farmers face difficult decisions in ...
18 May 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- In central Illinois, one farmer just finished reseeding wet holes in some cornfields and is eying other fields anxiously. In southwestern Indiana, another is walking fields and counting corn stands, with up to a third of acres facing replant. Midwest farmers face difficult decisions in ...
17 May 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- If your corn survived heavy rains, flooding and cold soils, you're lucky -- but you're not safe. The recent welcome wave of heat and sun in the Midwest is speeding along insect development just as well as crop growth. Armyworms and black cutworms should be on the top of your scouting lis...