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20 Aug 2024
Jason JenkinsDTN Crops Editor JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (DTN) -- When farmers express interest in growing "short corn," this isn't what they have in mind. Last week, Extension specialists in Oklahoma and Missouri announced the first confirmed cases of corn stunt disease in their states, marking the farthest north the disease has ever been detected in the...
19 Aug 2024
This article was originally published at 3:04 p.m. CDT on Monday, Aug. 19. It was last updated with additional information at 3:45 p.m. CDT on Monday, Aug. 19. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- National good-to-excellent ratings for both corn and soybeans were unchanged for the second week in a row last week, USDA NASS reported in its weekly Crop Progress report o...
19 Aug 2024
By Cassandra Stephenson, Tennessee Lookout; Illan Ireland, Mississippi Free Press; and Phillip Powell, Arkansas Times A smorgasbord of bright red tomatoes and vibrant vegetables lines the walls of Michael Katrutsa's produce shop in rural Camden, Tennessee. What began a decade ago as a roadside farm stand has evolved into an air-conditioned outbuild...
18 Aug 2024
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Here are the Top 5 things the DTN Newsroom is tracking for the week of August 18. Watch for coverage of these and other topics through the week on our subscription platforms as well as on www.dtnpf.com. Note that all report release times are Central Daylight Time unless otherwise noted. 1. Trust in Numbers: We'll continu...
18 Aug 2024
Littleton, Colo. (DTN) -- Hail no! Dan Lakey feels a bit battered this week after hail found his southeastern Idaho farm fields again. Yes, again. A bigger worry right now, though, is getting the white winter wheat harvested so it doesn't sprout. Sprout susceptibility is a lot higher on soft white wheat than on hard red. "We have about four days le...