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30 Oct 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers who choose to grow hemp under USDA rules will have to face the risk that their crop could test "hot" and lead to the destruction of their crop without a crop insurance indemnity even if they have a license to grow hemp. USDA on Tuesday announced its interim final rule for hemp will go int...
29 Oct 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. (DTN) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is warning residents throughout the Missouri River watershed that the risks for spring flooding in 2020 remain high. This week, the Corps has been holding fall meetings throughout the Missouri River Basin as a normal course of business to detail proj...
29 Oct 2019
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor This article was originally posted at 3:03 p.m. CDT on Monday, Oct. 28. It was last updated at 3:41 p.m. CDT on Monday, Oct. 28. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. row-crop harvest remains the slowest it's been in a decade, according to USDA NASS' latest Crop Progress report released Monday. Nationwide, corn harvest pr...
29 Oct 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst It has been over two years since there has been anything positive to say about soybean basis. The past two end-of-year stories I wrote were depressing to say the least when it came to talking about how the DTN national average basis performed. The 2016-17 DTN average basis earned the title of "bottom feeder,"...
28 Oct 2019
By Matthew WildeDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor ANKENY, Iowa (DTN) -- More than a few farmers are getting antsy to put the 2019 season in the books. When it comes to applying fall anhydrous ammonia, though, patience is more than a virtue. Agronomists and fertilizer industry experts say it helps the environment and public perception. ...