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16 Sep 2016
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (DTN) -- With lower commodity prices and high yields on the horizon, some grain could be in bins longer than normal. That stored grain will require diligent management and regular monitoring to keep it in good condition, grain storage experts remind farmers. Proper management is essential as grai...
15 Sep 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The National Farmers Union is calling on Congress to pass disaster aid and consider starting work early on a new farm bill as they and other ag leaders seek to draw more attention to the state of the farm economy. Roger Johnson, president of the National Farmers Union, said in a phone inter...
15 Sep 2016
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Russ Higgins wasn't even looking for diseases when he stumbled across an exotic tropical corn fungus in a northern Illinois corn field this year. The University of Illinois Extension educator was hunting for rootworm beetles in early September in LaSalle County when he noticed the distin...
14 Sep 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Bayer and Monsanto announced early Wednesday they had come to terms on a merger with Bayer acquiring Monsanto for $128 a share in an all-cash transaction. The boards for both companies unanimously approved the agreement. With Monsanto's 442 million outstanding shares, the $128-a-share deal equat...
14 Sep 2016
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continue to decline for the fifth consecutive week, according to national average prices tracked by DTN for the first week of September. Once again, all eight major fertilizers were lower compared a month earlier with all but one marking considerable prices drops. One thing tha...