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26 Sep 2024
By Katie Dehlinger, DTN Farm Business Editor, and Elaine Shein, DTN/Progressive Farmer Associate Content Manager MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Musicians Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp turned their spotlight on the plight of farmers in 1985, during the depth of farming's financial crisis. They've kept it there ever since, growing Farm Ai...
26 Sep 2024
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (DTN) -- As the 2024 season enters the homestretch and farmers begin to reap what they have sown, it's easy to get impatient. But budgeting a little extra time to ensure that harvest equipment is performing at peak efficiency is critical to maximizing yield and minimizing field losses. According to a University of Georgia study,...
26 Sep 2024
At 11 a.m. CDT on Monday, Sept. 30, USDA will release its estimates of Sept. 1 Grain Stocks, inventories that will represent ending stocks of corn and soybeans for 2023-24. USDA's NASS will also issue its Small Grains Summary with attention on U.S. wheat production in 2024. SEPT. 1 GRAIN STOCKS -- Corn USDA's report of June 1 corn stocks on June 30...
25 Sep 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- For the second week in a row, multiple retail fertilizer prices have substantial prices declines, according to prices tracked by DTN for the third week of September 2024. Once again, seven of the eight major fertilizers were lower compared to last month. Three fertilizers had sizeable price declines. DTN designates a significant mov...
24 Sep 2024
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Many parts of the Midwest received rain, helping improve pasture and range conditions for the week ended Sept. 23, according to the latest data from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service's weekly Crop Progress report. Improvements have been seen, especially in Nebraska where parts of the state had become extr...