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18 Aug 2015
By Cheri ZagurskiDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn conditions worsened slightly in the week ended August 16, according to USDA's latest Crop Progress report, while soybean conditions remained unchanged. Seventy-one percent of the crop is in the dough stage and 21% is in the dent stage, compared to 50% and 9% last week and five-year averages...
17 Aug 2015
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter NORTHFIELD, Minnesota (DTN) -- The southeast Minnesota rains came in June -- as they almost always do at Far-Gaze Farms. It was especially important to farmer Bruce Peterson and his family operation, as the farm is one of several that attempt to crack the cover crop code. The ground is frozen for nearly half the yea...
17 Aug 2015
By Katie MicikDTN Markets Editor HABILIND, Ohio (DTN) -- Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour scouts on a route through northwest Ohio saw a lot of soybean fields with drowned-out patches and corn lacking nitrogen. Prevented planting acres increased as scouts moved northwest from Columbus, Ohio. After five stops, scouts on this route averaged 159 bushels ...
14 Aug 2015
By Katie MicikDTN Markets Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour's organizers tout the 30,000-mile scouting trip across the Midwest as a discovery mission, emphasizing state yields and the big picture. This year, focus on the tour will be sharp. "Wednesday's controversial crop estimates from USDA set the stage for plenty of atten...
14 Aug 2015
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- With the clock ticking on the implementation of the waters of the United States rule, 13 states have asked a federal judge to issue an injunction stopping the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from implementing the rule on Aug. 28. The states already have sued EPA in attempt to stop the rule, which...