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4 Nov 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- After key election losses such as the Virginia governor's race, House Democrats are seeking to move ahead on President Joe Biden's domestic policies with an expected vote on the $1.75 trillion "Build Back Better Act." The newest version of the bill was sent to the House Rules Committee on Wednesday afternoon with the committee holdin...
4 Nov 2021
ANKENY, Iowa (DTN) -- As crop input prices continue to soar, Mike Starkey intends to change his soybean fertility program to make every dollar count in 2022. The Brownsburg, Indiana, farmer will likely forgo broadcast fertilizer applications unless soil tests show they're needed. Most nutrient costs have doubled or more in the last year, according ...
3 Nov 2021
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Higher prices at harvest could limit potential crop insurance payouts for the 2021 growing season for all except those with extreme yield losses. The average price of the December corn futures contract during the month of October was $5.37 per bushel, while the November soybean contract averaged $12.30 per bushel during t...
3 Nov 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Bayer Crop Science's carbon program that has more than 1,000 farmers already enrolled will receive a big boost from an agreement with CHS Inc. announced this week. The agreement will make the program that pays producers for their carbon-smart practices accessible to thousands of additional farmers and ranchers. CHS is owned b...
3 Nov 2021
MT JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- The retail fertilizer price spike continues, with seven of the eight major fertilizers tracked by DTN posting significant gains and one setting a new record. UAN32 cost an average of $522 per ton in the fourth week of October, the highest in DTN's 13 years of gathering bids. While the nitrogen fertilizer increased 18% in p...