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4 Mar 2020
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- A lot of novice cover croppers are heading into this spring, thanks to record prevented planting in 2019. Some cover crops will winterkill, leaving only residue to manage in the spring. But for common overwintering covers like cereal rye, wheat or hairy vetch, a lot of work lies ahead be...
4 Mar 2020
By Greg D. HorstmeierDTN Editor-in-Chief As I've said before in this space, it's always fun to brag about the accomplishments of our journalism team. It starts to be really fun when the team repeatedly cleans house in prestigious awards. That happened this week as our Emily Unglesbee was awarded the Excellence in Journalism Award from the Weed Scie...
3 Mar 2020
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst Agricultural shippers, including Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA) exporters, are feeling the pinch at overseas destinations and here in the U.S. due to the effects of the coronavirus outbreak, according to Bruce Abbe, SSGA strategic adviser for trade and transportation. Abbe said exporters of soybean...
3 Mar 2020
By Katie DehlingerDTN Farm Business Editor MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Spring crop insurance guarantees for corn and soybeans are the lowest since 2016, which means farmers will have less protection against lower prices in their revenue policies in 2020. At $3.88 per bushel for corn and $9.17 per bushel for soybeans, the guarantees are down 12 ce...
3 Mar 2020
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor SAVANNAH, Ga. (DTN) -- Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue took time after a speech at the National Farmers Union annual meeting here on Monday to better understand the volume of growth in new produce imports at the Port of Savannah. The Port of Savannah has seen an explosion of produce imports from Central and ...