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3 Jan 2020
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst An American farmer from Jan. 1, 1920, and a farmer from Jan. 1, 2020, would hardly recognize each other, their operations having changed so profoundly in the past 100 years. The former would think our combine harvesters inconceivably large and our touchscreens unfathomably complex; the latter would find the old...
3 Jan 2020
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter SAVANNAH, Ga. (DTN) -- A strong rebound in global fertilizer demand in 2020 is expected with more acres planted in the United States, according to a fertilizer analyst. Despite this positive outlook, there are some risks from across the world that threaten to alter this forecast. Rajiv Ram, senior analyst of agricult...
2 Jan 2020
By DTN Staff We're winding down the DTN Top 10 ag stories of 2019; you'll see those stories in our Top Stories segments in various DTN and DTN/Progressive Farmer places. It probably should be said that this year's look back is more than the close of a year, it's what many of us think of as the close of a decade. Side note: Not everyone agrees on th...
2 Jan 2020
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter SAVANNAH, Ga. (DTN) -- Global fertilizer demand is increasing, and this rising demand requires growth capacity in the industry. The need internationally for more fertilizer presents some major challenges as farmers attempt to feed a growing world population. Michel Prud'homme, retired from International Fertilizer As...
2 Jan 2020
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continued to move lower the fourth week of December 2019, according to sellers surveyed by DTN. This several-months-long trend appears set to continue into the new year. All eight of the major fertilizers were lower in price from the month earlier, but once again, none were sub...