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13 Nov 2023
This article was originally published at 3:03 p.m. CST on Monday, Nov. 13. It was last updated with additional information at 3:24 p.m. CST on Monday, Nov. 13. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- Fieldwork slowed last week, but harvest progress for both corn and soybeans managed to stay slightly ahead of the five-year averages and winter wheat planting matched the a...
13 Nov 2023
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Don't let Marc Arnusch tell you he's not competitive. While cutting winter wheat this season, he hit a honey hole in the field where the yield seemed exceptionally good. His son, Brett, had already turned in his entry for the National Wheat Yield Contest, but Arnusch thought this spot might be a bit better. He wasn't wrong. T...
12 Nov 2023
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Here are the Top 5 things the DTN Newsroom is tracking for the week of Nov. 12. Watch for coverage of these and other topics through the week on our subscription platforms as well as on www.DTNPF.com. Note: All times listed below are in Central Standard Time (CST) unless otherwise mentioned. 1. Ag Summit launch: Watch DT...
12 Nov 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY (DTN) -- When Kansas banker Leonard Wolfe took the stage at the Agricultural Bankers Conference this week to receive the group's highest award, he immediately dove into a passionate talk about a bill in Congress that would give community banks some tax-exempt status on the interest of certain farm and home loans. The bill, Access to ...
10 Nov 2023
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- A farmer in Nebraska is appealing the millions of dollars in restitution he faces after being sentenced last month to three years in prison and ordered to pay $5.1 million. A federal judge sentenced George Liakos, 64, of Gering, Nebraska, -- near the western edge of the state -- in late October after he pleaded guilty to one...