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10 Jul 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- The Fourth of July is long gone, but there are still some colorful displays underway in many corn and soybean fields of the Midwest. The bright white or orange larvae of the soybean gall midge are tunneling through soybean stems in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and South Dakota. And across t...
10 Jul 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Payouts from a $1.51 billion Syngenta settlement may arrive in farmers' mailboxes sometime in 2020, as attorneys in the case continue to battle a federal court on the allocation of fees. Farmers originally were expected to begin receiving payments during the second quarter of 2019. A federal judge i...
9 Jul 2019
By Loren LindlerDTN News Intern OMAHA (DTN) -- Kids who grow up on farms often play in the cow pasture or cornfield, jump on hay bales before dad gets them, or drive the tractor to help during hay season. It is common for them to scuff up their knees or bang up elbows. However, farms are dangerous places and sometimes the injuries are more serious....
9 Jul 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst Fireworks came early for the corn basis. The national average basis started to climb above the five-year average beginning in March. By the end of May, the basis was beginning to climb towards the five-year maximum average basis, surpassing that mark on July 3, and it doesn't appear to be backing down any time...
9 Jul 2019
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor This article was originally posted at 3:07 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 8. It was last updated at 4:06 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 8. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- Row-crop development remained behind the five-year average pace last week, while little change was seen in crop conditions, according to the latest USDA NASS Crop Progr...