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3 Mar 2017
By Susan Winsor Progressive Farmer Contributing Editor Nick Vinje didn't grow up hearing, "This is how we've always done things." That left the self-described city kid more open to change. After 16 years of conventional farming, Vinje transitioned to no-till and cover crops in 2013 on most of his 1,700 acres in Gardner, North Dakota, to cut expens...
2 Mar 2017
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst Farmers don't really get a lot of choice about which commodity markets they have exposure to. The geography and the climate of their farm's location will generally limit them to a few major choices, and then the logistics of selling products to some reasonably nearby delivery point will limit them further. I'm...
2 Mar 2017
By Jerry Hagstrom DTN Political Correspondent and By Todd Neeley DTN Staff Reporter WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Chaos has reigned in the renewable fuels world in the past two days. It all started late on Monday when Renewable Fuels Association President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Dinneen told Politico that President Donald Trump is planning to issue ...
2 Mar 2017
By Tom DodgeProgressive Farmer Contributing Editor Leave it to farmers to find solutions to new problems. Take seeding cover crops into standing corn. Broadcast -- either by aircraft or from the ground -- is one solution. But what if you want to put seed in the ground rather than on the ground? For some, that might mean buying an existing seeder. ...
1 Mar 2017
By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor and Todd Neeley DTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- With much expected delight from the farm community, President Donald Trump followed through on a campaign promise Tuesday by signing an executive order requiring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to begin withdrawing the controversial Obama-era Clean Wate...