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26 Jul 2016
By Marcia Zarley TaylorDTN Executive Editor ST. LOUIS (DTN) -- All signs point to the largest-ever corn crop in history this fall and the third year in a row of plunging farm incomes. But with prices potentially tumbling to $3 by harvest, corn growers with high levels of revenue-based crop insurance could buffer some of the price damage. In fact, ...
26 Jul 2016
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst For those who spend a lot of effort trying to understand the grain markets and sometimes feel overwhelmed by the complexity of it all, you may want to sit down for what I am about to show. It is one of those strange things in life that is hard to explain, but can't be denied. In 2016 alone, we have seen enough events for ...
26 Jul 2016
By Cheryl AndersonDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- A man is as good as his word, unless it comes to future disputes over a handshake agreements. While some livestock producers may only have a handshake agreement for renting grazing land, having a written lease is important in protecting both the tenant and landlord. Having a written grazing lease...
25 Jul 2016
By Jerry Hagstrom DTN Political Correspondent and By Todd Neeley DTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Though U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack would have been considered a homerun for agriculture as Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine's, D-Va., resume suggests a mixed bag for farmers and ranchers. Follow...
25 Jul 2016
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst "Bin-buster" will likely be the one word to describe the 2016 harvest. Starting with the winter wheat crop, yields so far have been reported to be anywhere from 50 bushels per acre to as high as 85 bpa or higher in some areas. USDA recently revised its winter wheat yield estimate to 50.5 bpa, which would be a...