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10 Aug 2016
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Pyramided Bt corn hybrids, which feature two traits targeting the western corn rootworm, have long been a stronghold against rootworm damage for Corn Belt farmers. That defense is weakening this year after university entomologists have confirmed resistance in rootworm populations to eCr...
10 Aug 2016
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Average retail fertilizer prices continued to dip lower the first week of August 2016, with one exception, according to fertilizer retailers surveyed by DTN. That one exception would be UAN32, which is slightly higher in price compared to a month earlier. The nitrogen fertilizer averaged $307 per ton. ...
9 Aug 2016
By Lance WoodburyDTN Farm Business Adviser My grandfather's funeral was last week. Roger grew up poor on a Kansas farm, and for much of his life he was a teacher. A World War II veteran, his life was not unlike others of the Greatest Generation, in that he focused on serving others and doing what was asked of him. He did not have any land to leave...
9 Aug 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- In launching a new anti-Renewable Fuel Standard campaign during the heart of the presidential campaign, an American Petroleum Institute official said Tuesday the oil industry hopes to keep momentum going on reform or repeal of the law into the next administration. API launched two 15-second television...
9 Aug 2016
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst Two weeks ago in this space, I talked about a simple four-week trading rule devised by Richard Donchian decades ago which still shows profitable results in today's corn market. While I received nice feedback from readers, I want to re-emphasize that the point of the article wasn't to convince us all to quit our day jobs ...