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3 Aug 2022
SALINA, Kan. (DTN) -- With temperatures topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of south-central Kansas on Tuesday, members of the Kansas Soil Health Alliance were traipsing through soybean, cotton and cover-crop fields digging up the plants, residue and soil to see moisture levels and signs of organic activity. It becomes more of a challenge when ...
2 Aug 2022
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continue to drift lower like they have much of the summer, according to retailers tracked by DTN for the fourth week of July 2022. But with anhydrous still costing more than $1,400 per ton, the lower prices are unlikely to offer farmers much peace of mind. While prices for seven of the eight major...
1 Aug 2022
This article was originally posted at 3:03 p.m. CDT on Monday, Aug. 1. It was last updated with additional information at 3:43 p.m. CDT on Monday, Aug. 1. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- The return of precipitation across parts of the country and a break in the extreme heat helped corn and soybean conditions remain mostly stable last week, USDA NASS reported in ...
1 Aug 2022
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), on July 28, announced a proposed rule requiring a minimum of two train crewmembers for over-the-road railroad operations. The FRA last tried to implement this rule back in 2016, but it was later shot down by the Trump administration in 2019. The FRA said it would allow current one-person operations to be g...
1 Aug 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- The prospects of Ukraine moving ag commodities through Black Sea ports appeared more positive Friday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited a pivotal port in Odesa and a major insurance underwriter agreed to cover ships moving grain out of Ukrainian ports. UPDATE: Various news sources reported Monday the first ship carryi...