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9 Mar 2017
By Susan Winsor Progressive Farmer Contributing Editor Roots are free insurance against weather extremes. They store nutrients and water, and loosen soil for better underground circulation. Jerry and Nancy Ackermann take this information to the bank by rotating corn and soybeans with alfalfa. Its fibrous, perennial roots offer free nitrogen (N) an...
9 Mar 2017
By Darin NewsomDTN Senior Analyst Once again, USDA isn't expected to blink in its projections for corn and soybean demand in its March 9 reports. It's like trying to stare down a cat. USDA will release its latest Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports at 11 a.m. CST Thursday. U.S. ENDING STOCKS The avera...
8 Mar 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Mild weather last fall allowed corn and soybean farmer Joel Abeln of New Cambria, Missouri, to finish most of his anhydrous applications. But many other farmers waited until this spring to apply anhydrous. Abeln has many acres to cover with anhydrous every growing season, and he attempts to get about...
8 Mar 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- President Donald Trump is expected to sign a Congressional resolution to overturn an Obama administration rule approved in December that would have changed the way public lands are managed in the West. The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a resolution to kill what is known as the U.S. Bureau of Land Mana...
8 Mar 2017
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Windshield time can sure get the thoughts rolling. For the past 12 years, DTN's View from the Cab series has taken readers on a ride through the growing season with working farmers talking about their struggles, successes and dreams each week from spring planting thro...