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26 Aug 2022
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Corn ears tell a tale this time of year. Peel back husks and those missing kernels at the end of the ear, often called tip back, stick out like a sore thumb. With heightened market and weather uncertainty, tip back has become a theme this year as farmers and crop scouts head to the field to attempt to estimate yields prior to...
26 Aug 2022
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Corn ears tell a tale this time of year. Peel back husks and those missing kernels at the end of the ear, often called tip back, stick out like a sore thumb. With heightened market and weather uncertainty, tip back has become a theme this year as farmers and crop scouts head to the field to attempt to estimate yields prior to...
26 Aug 2022
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Palmer pigweed just keeps getting more stubborn. University of Missouri Extension researchers have confirmed the first case of glufosinate-resistant Palmer amaranth in southeast Missouri. The confirmation of glufosinate resistance marks at least the fourth herbicide family that Palmer amaranth has shown resistance to in Misso...
25 Aug 2022
It might be time to lift the lid on a couple of key pieces of equipment important to the upcoming harvest: the grain wagon and the grain dryer. "The grain cart is a hard-working piece of equipment, so you'll want to be sure it's in good operating order before the combines roll," Justin Render, Kinze senior product specialist, told DTN/Progressive F...
24 Aug 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- Financially distressed farmers who have gotten forbearance for delinquent debt on Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans may have to wait until at least October to find out if they will qualify for debt relief under new funds provided by the Inflation Reduction Act. USDA isn't ready to share details on how it will use a pot of $3.1 billion ...