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25 Nov 2016
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Average retail fertilizer prices were mixed again the third week of November 2016 with most products slightly lower while some were higher, according to fertilizer retails surveyed by DTN. Like last week, prices for six of the eight major fertilizers were lower compared to a month earlier, though none ...
23 Nov 2016
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst Well, folks, I'm back in the drone-owning community! Many readers will remember that I lost my first little unmanned aerial system (UAS) in an ocean of prairie grass when a sudden wind shear took it outside of signaling range. I know that people remember this, because people still ask me about it all the time:...
22 Nov 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn and soybean futures are facing some downside price risks that should cause farmers to take a look at risk management strategies such as put options to prevent a downward spiral. If you disregard the possibility of so-called "black swan" events, corn and soybean farmers could see prices fall...
22 Nov 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Iowa's congressional delegation already is asking President-elect Donald Trump to eliminate the waters of the United States rule, which is now tied up in federal court. A number of court challenges are expected to play out in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati in 2017, as or...
22 Nov 2016
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst As the saying goes, "Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then." That's how I felt this weekend after researching corn prices. It all started last Wednesday when I ran across an article by investment consultant Gary Antonacci, which showed numerous benefits from a simple trend-following approach he applied to a w...