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11 Nov 2016
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- This bi-monthly column condenses the latest news in the field of crop technology, research and products. BT SAFETY STUDIES PUBLISHED Bt traits got international attention this past month, after Mexican scientists released a mega-analysis of Bt-corn hybrids and Philippine scientists teame...
11 Nov 2016
By Marcia Zarley TaylorDTN Executive Editor SAG HARBOR, N.Y. (DTN) -- Veteran Ohio farmer Mark Bryant has spent much of his career gleaning lessons from the 1980s. So it's no surprise his goal for his family's Washington Courthouse operation in the current ag recession is to minimize losses, conserving strength to prosper when prices rebound. "Eve...
11 Nov 2016
By Marcia Zarley TaylorDTN Executive Editor INDIANAPOLIS (DTN) -- Harvest 2016 isn't officially over, but already predictions of a fourth and fifth consecutive year of grim commodity prices in 2017 and 2018 are putting a damper on agricultural lenders' attitudes. Those attending the American Banker Association conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, ...
10 Nov 2016
By Alan BruglerDTN Contributing Analyst Yes, you read the headline correctly. Corn and soybeans have been in a bull move, or at least a corrective rally. Front-month soybean futures have rallied from $9.34 in September to $10.20 recently. Corn hit $3.01 before Labor Day and recently rose to $3.59 1/4 in the nearby futures. Prices have been pulled o...
10 Nov 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Chuck Conner had hardly slept Wednesday afternoon as he reflected on a historic, odds-defying election that was largely won by overwhelming support in rural America for President-elect Donald Trump. The win sets up great expectations for the new president and rural America, noted Conner, a f...