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21 Aug 2020
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- It's been more than a week since a derecho tore across Iowa as far east as Ohio, whipping through some cornfields with hurricane-strength winds.But for many farmers, the difficult task of evaluating damaged fields and deciding how to proceed is just beginning.Iowa State University ag scientists and Extension agents have been...
21 Aug 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmer attitudes are a mixed bag as summer turns to fall and as election-year divisiveness and the ever-present coronavirus pandemic add to the tension of what harvest will bring. The latest DTN/The Progressive Farmer Agriculture Confidence Index shows farmers have a record-low attitude about their current plight but show strong opti...
20 Aug 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- Though a wet 2019 planting season led to producers foregoing planting millions of acres of crops, many farmers found ways to plant either early or on time into green cover crops, according to a report released Wednesday outlining results from the 2019-2020 National Cover Crop Survey.The latest survey of 1,172 farmers by USDA's Sustai...
20 Aug 2020
GLENWOOD, Iowa (DTN) -- Rural leaders in the Democratic Party took to Zoom and other livestream events on Tuesday to spotlight, among other things, problems with broadband and infrastructure in rural America.The Democratic National Convention held events throughout Tuesday with its Rural Caucus and "Leaders of American Agriculture" where they highl...
20 Aug 2020
The last few weeks have been fruitful for the cattle market. Live cattle prices have been higher for eight weeks in a row, both live cattle and feeder cattle contracts have been adamant about grinding higher, and feeder cattle prices have blown past levels that many thought wouldn't be possible for this summer. But taking the time to stop and notic...