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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 ...
17 Dec 2015
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Farm groups in various ways on Wednesday declared the combination of the tax bill and spending bill as a mixed bag for agriculture. The House voted 318-109 early Thursday afternoon to advance the tax bill, called the Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act of 2015. The final House vote on the omni...
17 Dec 2015
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter COLUMBIA, Mo. (DTN) -- Missouri cropland was hemorrhaging nearly 7 tons of soil per acre each year when Bill Wiebold began his long-term tillage and crop rotation study in 1992. More than two decades later, the state's erosion rates have ebbed, and Wiebold's studies have validated the no-till and rotation pract...