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22 Feb 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter Editor's Note: Dicamba herbicide use on soybeans and cotton is expected to expand dramatically in 2017. Stewardship will be critical to avoid drift and other movement onto sensitive crops and plants. This Dicamba Decisions series examines important application issues and the tough new federal label requirements...
22 Feb 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter SAN DIEGO (DTN) -- Though there is angst in rural America about the future of the Renewable Fuel Standard and agriculture trade in particular, the leader of the nation's largest ethanol interest group told an ethanol industry audience here Tuesday he's confident President Donald Trump will not abandon agriculture or...
21 Feb 2017
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst Believe it or not, assessing the bullishness or bearishness of a grain (or oilseed) market is usually not a hard call, especially after doing one's homework and using the tools of DTN's Six Factors Market Strategies. The future is always uncertain, and watching for surprises keeps us on our toes. Typically, though, it is...
21 Feb 2017
By Greg D. HorstmeierDTN Editor-in-Chief This week, farmers lost one of their most intelligent, steadfast journalist supporters. Agriculture journalism lost one of its true giants. Marcia Zarley Taylor, DTN/The Progressive Farmer Executive Editor and 40-year agricultural reporter, passed away Feb. 19 after a brief illness. Taylor's importance to t...
21 Feb 2017
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst Punxsutawney Phil may have predicted six more weeks of winter on Feb. 2, 2017, but since then, temperatures have been warming in the Midwest. If the warm weather continues, we may see an early start to the grain shipping season on U.S. waterways this year. Ice coverage on Lake Superior and on Lake Pepin is un...