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31 Aug 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- One week in, and the corn harvest in northeastern Oklahoma has already brought bad news. "Aflatoxin has showed its dirty face," said Zack Rendel, who farms near Miami, Oklahoma. "We thought we were doing really good -- decent looking corn that isn't showing much drought stress. But everyb...
31 Aug 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- State regulators sent a letter to EPA on Wednesday, Aug. 29, with their recommendations on how the federal agency should re-register three dicamba herbicides -- XtendiMax (Bayer), Engenia (BASF) and FeXapan (Corteva) -- for the 2019 season. Among those suggestions, the American Associa...
31 Aug 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- According to retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN for the third week of August 2018, prices continue to be evenly mixed. Price for half of the eight fertilizers tracked by DTN were slightly higher while the other half were lower for the second consecutive week. The move in either direction was fai...
30 Aug 2018
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Farmers will tell you the crop isn't made until it is in the bin. This week DTN's View From the Cab contributors Genny Haun and Kyle Krier have a slightly different take on that old adage. With an eye on harvest, both farmers are wondering if there will be enough bin...
30 Aug 2018
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst Let's say two futures traders, on May 29, 2018, when the intentions of the U.S.-China trade war became clear, both decided to take a trading position that would profit as the soybean market reflected its suddenly bearish export prospects. Trader A simply called her futures broker and sold new-crop November soy...