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22 Jul 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- Friday's Cattle on Feed report isn't expected to highlight any wild surprises, nor is it expected to greatly affect the market in any manner. The report's biggest key findings could potentially be in the specific placement data. With drought continuing to plague cattlemen in the western half of the United States, the report could sho...
22 Jul 2021
JOHNSTON, Iowa (DTN) -- High-oleic soybean acres are expected to increase in the coming years to provide more farmers the chance to cash in on premium opportunities, which can be more than $2 per bushel. Demand is on the rise for the healthier cooking oil made from high oleic soybeans, according to representatives from Corteva Agriscience and Benso...
21 Jul 2021
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Both the temperature and tempers are running hot this summer, as herbicide injury surfaces across the Midwest and South once again. Dicamba remains the primary source of complaints, although cases of 2,4-D injury are also being reported, state regulators told DTN. In October 2020, EPA granted new labels and five-year registr...
21 Jul 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- Potash continues to lead retail fertilizer prices higher, according to locations tracked by DTN for the second week of July 2021. For the fourth week in a row, potash saw the largest month-to-month gain, increasing 10% from June to an average price of $501/ton. This marks the first time potash has had an average price above $500/ton ...
21 Jul 2021
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Ryan Wieck isn't about to let life go flat. Finding someone to fix a tire on a weekend is difficult, so the Umbarger, Texas, farmer broke down and purchased a tire changing machine for his farm shop last week. "I'll still use my tire guy -- he's a close friend and I believe in supporting local businesses. But he's slowing dow...