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11 Aug 2022
KEARNEY, Neb. (DTN) -- At a luncheon during Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts' Ag and Economic Summit, the governor touted his 2019 trade mission to Vietnam that led to as much as $3 billion in business deals, including commitments to buy Nebraska agricultural products. Ricketts wanted more, asking Daniel Kritenbrink, a Nebraska native who is now assista...
11 Aug 2022
By Katie Dehlinger, DTN Business Editor; Matt Wilde, Progressive Farmer Crops Editor; and Joel Reichenberger, Progressive Farmer Senior Editor MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- The third day of the DTN Digital Yield Tour, powered by Gro Intelligence, finds crops in Nebraska and Iowa that are hamstrung by drought, heat and hammered by hail. Less-volatile w...
10 Aug 2022
By Katie Dehlinger, DTN Business Editor; Matt Wilde, Progressive Farmer Crops Editor; and Joel Reichenberger, Progressive Farmer Senior Editor MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- The third day of the DTN Digital Yield Tour, powered by Gro Intelligence, finds crops in Nebraska and Iowa that are hamstrung by drought, heat and hammered by hail. Less-volatile w...
10 Aug 2022
Editor's Note: The original version of this story was published in 2021. It has been updated with the latest information and thinking on the subject of taking yield estimates. ** DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- It's the time of year to take pre-harvest yield checks. Not only is it a good way to see if your crops measure up, but you can get a read on maturit...
10 Aug 2022
This year's late-planted corn and soybean crops still have a way to go, but that won't keep USDA and all of us from straining, trying to estimate yields that are still at risk. The Friday, Aug. 12, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) and Crop Production reports from USDA will not only try to refine USDA's harvest predictions but ...