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6 Nov 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Prices dropped for seven of eight fertilizers tracked by DTN in the first week of November, as prices continued their downward trend of the past few months. DAP continued to lead the way in price declines since last month, this time dropping $12 per ton to $464. DAP is now 8% less expensive than one y...
6 Nov 2019
By Matthew Wilde Progressive Farmer Crops Editor Growing specialty soybeans can make a lot of dollars and sense. Ray Gaesser said it's almost a must in today's farm economy. The Corning, Iowa, farmer has grown seed soybeans for about 25 years. He contracted nearly 2,000 acres this year with Stine Seed. The seed soybeans will generate about $50 more...
6 Nov 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The pork shortage in China caused by African swine fever continues to overcome high import tariffs for U.S. pork heading to the Chinese market. Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the U.S Meat Export Federation, said on a call Tuesday he was "feeling pretty upbeat about our export markets right now...
5 Nov 2019
By Matthew Wilde Progressive Farmer Crops Editor Farmers in the north-central U.S. are looking for lost soybean yield. Shawn Conley, a soybean specialist at the University of Wisconsin, said the genetic yield potential of America's most widely planted legume is 110 bushels per acre or more in most states, depending on climate and soil conditions. B...
5 Nov 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The National Pork Producer Council is starting another campaign to get Congress to pass the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement before the end of the year. Nick Giordano, NPPC's vice president and counsel for global government affairs, told DTN NPPC made a judgement last summer to push hard for Congress...