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21 Dec 2015
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The members of two Iowa farmers cooperatives approved a merger Friday that will create a company -- Landus Cooperative -- that will be among the largest cooperatives in the country. The members of Ames, Iowa-based Farmers Cooperative Company and West Central Cooperative based in Ralston, Iowa, approve...
21 Dec 2015
By Alastair StewartDTN South America Correspondent SAO PAULO, Brazil (DTN) -- Farmers in Mato Grosso have never seen a year like it. Renowned for its metronomic summer rains, precipitation in Brazil's No. 1 soybean state has been spotty and irregular since the season began in September. And with early planted beans nearing maturity, it is increasin...
18 Dec 2015
By DTN Staff NCGA announced winners of its 2015 corn yield contest on Friday. David Hula of Virginia once again breaks the contest record with 532 bushels per acre on irrigated land. OMAHA (DTN) -- Another year, another corn yield record. David Hula of Charles City, Virginia, recaptured bragging rights to the world record corn yield with his 532.02...
18 Dec 2015
By Cheryl AndersonDTN Staff Reporter Researchers at Iowa State University recently conducted a feeding trial to examine whether smaller ground corn particle size could optimize starch digestibility and prevent the chance of acidosis in feedlot cattle fed a diet containing moderate amounts of wet distillers grains with solubles. According to Erika L...
18 Dec 2015
By Bryce AndersonDTN Ag Meteorologist OMAHA (DTN) -- El Nino remains intact and is the dominant weather forecast feature through spring 2016, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasters. Its presence suggests an early start to the spring field work season in the Corn Belt. El Nino is the term used to describe a ...