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14 Aug 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- Mazon, Illinois, farmer Paul Jeschke already faces a harvest challenge this year when the Illinois River closes to transportation.Add to that the loss of grain storage on his farm in Grundy County 75 miles southwest of Chicago in the northeast part of the state, and Jeschke is scrambling."We, along with I'm sure hundreds of other far...
13 Aug 2020
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Crop tours and USDA reports are starting to heat up as the calendar races toward harvest. Yield checks are a good way to see how your corn and soybean yields measure up.The week kicks off the DTN/Progressive Farmer 2020 Digital Yield Tour, powered by Gro Intelligence. The tour takes an in-depth look at how this year's corn an...
13 Aug 2020
"What will your life look like one year from today?"A friend asked me this question recently, and it stopped me in my tracks. I have absolutely no idea how to answer that. The question is a powerful demonstration of how our collective psyche has changed in the age of COVID-19. Businesses can't plan for the future and individuals can barely envision...
13 Aug 2020
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff ReporterandKatie DehlingerDTN Farm Business EditorMT. JULIET, Tenn. and ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Between drought and derecho, it feels like Iowa's corn crop has been through nine rounds with Mike Tyson. But despite the body blows, the state's corn will likely exit the ring with respectable yields intact, while its norther...
12 Aug 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- With the loss of a federal permit to operate the Dakota Access pipeline, a federal judge on Monday ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to come up with a resolution by the end of August.The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the Corps of Engineers to provide a status report to the court by Aug. 31, detailing...