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23 Aug 2021
WILLIAMSBURG, Iowa (DTN) -- A company known for innovation and eye-catching agricultural art at its Iowa headquarters and manufacturing plant recently unveiled new technology and features for planters and tillage equipment for 2022. It's almost impossible for drivers on Interstate 80 near Williamsburg to miss Kinze Manufacturing's towering sculptur...
20 Aug 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (DTN) -- The Biden administration will apparently kick the can down the road on ethanol blending requirements for 2021 and propose blend volumes lower than 2020 levels, according to reports coming out of Washington, citing unnamed officials. Reuters and the Oil Pricing Information Service (OPIS) first reported EPA would not issue specif...
20 Aug 2021
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- August is edging toward September, but some corn diseases just won't let up. Tar spot on corn and Southern corn rust remain stubbornly on the move in cornfields in the Midwest. Both diseases are worth scouting for, since they move fast and can require management decisions this fall or in the future, Darcy Telenko, Purdue Uni...
20 Aug 2021
Josh Nelson refers affectionately to his Highland cattle as "long-haired hippie cows." They are definitely head-turners. But there's a lot more to the breed than meets the eye. On Nelson's central Iowa operation, Cardinal Creek Farm, these cattle provide a consumer-direct revenue stream the fifth-generation farm family intends to keep building on. ...
20 Aug 2021
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- It's the time of year to take pre-harvest yield checks. Not only are in-field checks a good way to see if your crops measure up, but you can get a read on maturity levels and possible harvest problems lurking. Just remember yield numbers prior to harvest are a snapshot in time. "When a lot of these early yields are being reve...