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19 Nov 2023
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Chandra and Mike Langseth would love to be able to say they had a "Goldilocks" cropping season where everything went "just right." But as harvest draws to a close for the Barney, North Dakota, farmers, they were mostly giving thanks this week that crop yields turned out much better than expected given drought conditions. The ...
15 Nov 2023
AUSTIN, Texas (DTN) -- USDA expects the average cost of growing an acre of corn to decline in 2024, primarily due to the impact of lower fertilizer expenses. Soybean growing expenses are also lower, and early analysis suggests it's likely the more profitable crop option for next year. According to the federal agency, it will cost growers an average...
15 Nov 2023
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Archer Daniels Midland and Marathon Oil officially opened a soybean processing plant in Spiritwood, North Dakota, this week in a joint venture that will provide a new market for soybean farmers and provide oil feedstocks to Marathon to produce renewable diesel. Officials from both companies were on hand earlier this week for ...
15 Nov 2023
OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer retailers tracked by DTN for the first week of November 2023 report mixed prices to begin the month. Five fertilizers were slightly higher compared to last month while the remaining three were down a bit. For the first time in several months, no fertilizer was up or down a considerable amount. DTN designates a signi...
14 Nov 2023
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Former eastern Washington rancher Cody Easterday's legal pursuit against Tyson Fresh Meats has ended as a federal court dismisses two lawsuits filed by the man convicted of wire fraud and serving an 11-year prison sentence in Los Angeles for conducting a so-called ghost-cattle scheme. Easterday pleaded guilty to perpetuating ...