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8 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 onto sensitive crops and plants. This Dicamba Details series examines important application issues and the tough new federal label requirements of the new dicamba h...
7 Feb 2017
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst Readers of this column have probably caught on by now that I like to start the year with an assessment of grain prices based on USDA's national production cost estimates.* Not knowing yet what surprises await us in 2017, the fundamental relationship between prices and costs has been a helpful guide for knowing what to exp...
7 Feb 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Alternative grazing programs are allowing cattle producers to graze cattle more efficiently while raising crops and utilizing such conservation practices as cover crops. In a Great Plains Grazing webinar on Jan. 27 titled "Grazing Cropping Systems in Oklahoma," Jason Warren, Oklahoma State University ...
7 Feb 2017
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst A number of regulations affecting the U.S. trucking industry were in the works last year. But now, two executive orders signed by President Donald Trump aimed at curbing federal regulations, could put the brakes on the new rules. On Aug. 26, 2016, The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traf...
7 Feb 2017
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst The DTN average DDG spot price was unchanged from one week ago at $95 for the week ended Feb. 2. Of the 39 locations from which DTN collects spot prices, four bids were lower and the balance of the prices were unchanged. California prices were $5 per ton lower as weather has finally improved, which has helped...