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7 Dec 2016
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst It's not always wise to plunge headfirst into an arbitrage trade just because the numbers on your screen may look like an opportunity. From a purely mathematical standpoint, we could argue that Kansas City Hard Red Winter wheat futures look underpriced compared to the benchmark Chicago wheat futures contract, ...
7 Dec 2016
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor STARKVILLE, Miss. (DTN) -- The South is at war with weeds. Some 280 participants packed into a town meeting here on Monday to talk about how to regain the upper hand against a growing list of resistant adversaries such as Palmer pigweed, Italian ryegrass and marestail. The meeting was the ...
7 Dec 2016
By Dan MillerProgressive Farmer Senior Editor CHICAGO (DTN) -- DTN/The Progressive Farmer this afternoon added five new honorees to its America's Best Young Farmers and Ranchers program. The class of 2017 was introduced here during an Ag Summit lunchtime event held in their honor. Now entering its eighth year, the program recognizes young farmers ...
7 Dec 2016
By Dan MillerProgressive Farmer Senior Editor CHICAGO (DTN) -- DTN/The Progressive Farmer this afternoon added five new honorees to its America's Best Young Farmers and Ranchers program. The class of 2017 was introduced here during an Ag Summit lunchtime event held in their honor. Now entering its eighth year, the program recognizes young farmers ...
6 Dec 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor CHICAGO (DTN) -- A new farm bill creates the opportunity to deal with current struggles with different commodities as well as potentially reward rural America for its support of President-elect Donald Trump, a prospect for U.S. Agriculture secretary said Monday at the DTN/The Progressive Farmer Ag Summit. Chuck...