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20 Dec 2016
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- All is not as it appears as an Arctic blast pushes winter wheat in the Great Plains deeper into dormancy. The prolonged, warm fall allowed wheat plants to put on some impressive aboveground growth in October and November, but drought conditions have taken their toll underground. The lat...
20 Dec 2016
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- In a possible further sign that President-elect Donald Trump has not settled on a choice for Agriculture secretary, Vice President-elect Mike Pence is scheduled to meet today in Washington with former Texas Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs, the Trump transition team confirmed Tues...
20 Dec 2016
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- In a possible further sign that President-elect Donald Trump has not settled on a choice for Agriculture secretary, Vice President-elect Mike Pence is scheduled to meet today in Washington with former Texas Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs, the Trump transition team confirmed Tues...
20 Dec 2016
By Dan MillerProgressive Farmer Senior Editor BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (DTN) -- Randy Dowdy of Valdosta, Georgia, and Dowdy Farms produced two yields in excess of 500 bushels per acre in the 2016 National Corn Yield Contest. It is the first time a grower and his operation have produced multiple yields of 500 bushels or more in the 52-year-old contest. In ...
19 Dec 2016
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst While it is an annual event for the Upper Mississippi River to close in mid-December until spring, the 14-week closure of the Columbia-Snake River locks is an extension of the normal winter closure, as major lock repairs will put the river out of commission. As winter arrives in the Midwest, the time has come ...