Headline News
RECENT NEWS
8 Sep 2016
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Peel back a few husks if you live in western bean cutworm country. Entomologists and farmers are reporting higher-than-normal numbers of these caterpillar pests in the ears of both Bt and non-Bt corn hybrids this year. The kernel damage can open the ear up to molds ...
7 Sep 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Could salmon or shrimp be the new market opportunities for farmers in the Midwest? An Iowa startup is seeking investors and raising funds to build a fish farm in the state that could potentially produce as much as 5.3 million pounds of salmon a year. Inland Sea, started by a father and son, is ho...
7 Sep 2016
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Ah, fall. Corn is drying down, soybeans will soon drop their leaves and pumpkin spice latte photos will clutter your Twitter feed. Don't forget about the less savory September surprises -- ear and stalk rots silently spoiling a hard-earned corn crop. "It's something we want to watch fo...
7 Sep 2016
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Eighteen percent of the nation's corn crop was mature as of Sep. 4 and 12% of the soybeans were dropping leaves, according to USDA's latest Crop Progress report released Tuesday due to Monday's Labor Day holiday. That's two percentage points behind the five-year average for corn and equal to average for soybeans. Sevent...
6 Sep 2016
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- As Congress comes back to Washington on Tuesday for the last legislative session before the November election, members will be under pressure to fund the government before the fiscal year ends on September 30. However, the Zika virus may complicate the agriculture section of any appro...