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27 Aug 2023
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Zachary Grossman felt as though he and the crop went straight past simmer to full boil during the past week as temperatures tickled triple digits. The heat index soared as temperatures collided with the 12 to 15 inches of rain received in early August to result in some humbling humidity for the northwest Missouri farmer. "Clo...
27 Aug 2023
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Here are the Top 5 things the DTN Newsroom is tracking for the week of Aug. 27. Watch for coverage of these and other topics through the week on our subscription platforms as well as on www.DTNPF.com. 1. From the Show: We'll have a steady stream of news on the latest equipment, seed, chemicals and other inputs from the F...
24 Aug 2023
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (DTN) -- Records are meant to be broken, and on Aug. 23, Georgia farmer Alex Harrell did just that, placing his name atop the list of the nation's most prodigious soybean growers. With the harvest of a 2.5-acre plot of irrigated soybeans averaging 206.7997 bushels per acre (bpa), Harrell achieved a new world record for soybean p...
24 Aug 2023
OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers came up just two times in the Republican presidential debate on Wednesday night, both times mentioned by North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. When talking about energy security, Burgum pointed out China is importing oil from Russia and said, "Every farmer in this country would like to buy diesel 20% off just like they are buying in...
23 Aug 2023
OMAHA (DTN) -- Average retail prices for all eight major fertilizers were down again the second full week of August 2023, according to sellers surveyed by DTN. Prices for six of the eight major fertilizers saw a significant drop, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. Leading the way lower was UAN32. The nitrogen fertilizer was 13% lower comp...