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11 Nov 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Extremely wet weather didn't wash away worries for soybean cyst nematode (SCN). In fact, flood waters may have moved the pest to new areas, according to Greg Tylka, Iowa State University nematologist and one of The SCN Coalition leaders. "That's one reason we're re...
11 Nov 2019
By Dana MantiniDTN Senior Analyst Even though the November World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report featured a tighter U.S. and world balance sheet on corn, poor demand may be too much to overcome. Unless the U.S. can garner some much-needed new business, plentiful supplies will continue to hang over corn. The outlook for the c...
11 Nov 2019
By Matthew Wilde DTN\Progressive Farmer Crops Editor Corn takes a back seat to soybeans on Joshua Rausch's farm at planting. The Paullina, Iowa, farmer is part of a growing trend of producers who plant soybeans before or at the same time as corn to maximize yields and profit potential. Soybeans are traditionally planted after corn nationwide, pri...
8 Nov 2019
By Tregg CroninDTN Contributing Analyst There's an old market adage that says, "There is always a bull market somewhere." Corn, soybean and wheat bulls have had opportunities during the 2019-20 marketing year, and some of that story is still being written as harvest continues to plod along across the Midwest. One market that hasn't gotten a lot of ...
7 Nov 2019
By Darcy MaulsbyProgressive Farmer Contributing Editor As he looks across his fields spanning the flat terrain of northern Iowa, Mike Riggert isn't just seeing rows of soybeans. He's thinking about ways to adjust his seeding rates. "For years, we planted a flat rate of 150,000 seeds per acre, but we've definitely cut back on seeding rates in the la...