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6 Jan 2021
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Picket fence stands of hybrid corn towering skyward could take on a different look in coming years. Suddenly, short is where it's at, at least for Bayer Crop Science. Hybrids that are about a third to half in height with an ear that sets about knee high are already being planted in Mexico under the brand name Vitala. The comp...
5 Jan 2021
DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Canadian Pacific moved more grain and grain products in 2020 than it ever has in any prior calendar year in its history, the railroad announced Monday. Some of that increase was due to an increase in newer, bigger railcars. Approximately 31.31 million metric tons (mmt) of Canadian grain and grain products moved on the firm'...
5 Jan 2021
Family businesses are full of competing interests. Parents who are also owners must make short-term financial decisions with an eye toward multigenerational survival. Siblings who are also coworkers must balance the frustrations of working together daily with the goal of positively interacting at Christmas, birthdays and other family events. These ...
5 Jan 2021
The 2020 Duluth-Superior grain shipping season ended with the saltie Federal Oshima departing on Dec. 18 after loading at Duluth's Riverland Ag facility. Its cargo included 26,070 short tons of North American spring wheat bound for Italy. For the third consecutive season, a Fednav Limited vessel was the last oceangoing ship to depart the Port of Du...
4 Jan 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- Each year, DTN publishes our choices for the top 10 ag news stories of the year, as selected by DTN analysts, editors and reporters. Today, we complete the countdown with No. 1: the new coronavirus and how the resulting pandemic changed our lives. ** One of my favorite movie lines comes from the opening of the Vietnam War classic "Pl...