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26 Jul 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Jennie Schmidt is an old pro at stewarding herbicide use in grain crops alongside sensitive specialty crops and organic fields. On her operation on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, she grows genetically modified corn and soybeans and has been a vocal advocate for the use of biotechnology...
25 Jul 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Black smoke continues to roll off an outdoor soybean pile for the tenth day in a row at a Gavilon grain elevator surrounded by floodwaters in northwest Missouri. The area between the Missouri River and Interstate 29 around Phelps City, Missouri, remains flooded by an unplugged levee breach on the ...
25 Jul 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- The silks in Ashley Andersen's life are direct threads to farm profitability. When temperatures soared late last week and into the weekend, she held her breath as much of the family's Nebraska corn crop was in pollination mode and in desperate need of a drink of wa...
25 Jul 2019
By Charles Wallace DTN Contributor MANDAN, N.D. (DTN) -- The first day of the 2019 Wheat Quality Council Hard Spring Wheat and Durum Tour concluded today in Mandan, North Dakota after departing from Fargo, North Dakota. Scouts will conduct their tour from July 23-25. Overall, the tour did 155 stops with a calculated average yield of 43.1 bushels ...
24 Jul 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter ITHACA, Neb. (DTN) -- Many farmers face some sort of financial distress due to a mixture of tight profit margins and uncooperative weather. Learning the signs of stress and talking with farmers who may not be coping with stress effectively are important skills to possess, according to experts. In a presentation title...