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14 Jul 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continue to move higher, led by two products -- Potash and DAP -- according to retailers contacted for the first week of July 2021. Potash was up 9% compared to last month and had an average price of $491/ton. Potash has pushed higher in recent weeks thanks to supply issues and increasing global demand. The o...
13 Jul 2021
If it was COVID-19 that pressed the gas pedal on small tractor sales for more than 12 months straight, it might also be that as public concern for the virus diminishes, and stay-at-home workers return to the office, the foot is coming off the gas pedal. For much of 2020 and into spring 2021, sales of tractors of less than 100 horsepower (hp) -- esp...
13 Jul 2021
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- When it comes to farm business strategy, there's no silver bullet that guarantees success. However, data consistently shows that small improvements can have a compounding effect. "There are lots of little things: keeping costs in check, continuing to market and take advantage of opportunities," said Pauline Van Nurden, an...
13 Jul 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Fluvial wetlands are the best conservation tools to reduce both nitrate and sediment loads, a study led by a scientist at the University of Kansas found. The work also points to the need for watershed-wide pooling of conservation resources as a best approach to reducing nutrient runoff. The results of a study published in the...
12 Jul 2021
This article was originally published at 3:06 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 12. It was last updated at 3:53 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 12. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- The condition of the nation's corn crop did something last week it hasn't done in a while -- it improved, albeit just slightly, USDA NASS said in its weekly Crop Progress report on Monday. Nationwide,...