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22 Jul 2019
By Todd HultmanDTN Lead Analyst There are certain things you try to teach your kids not to do: don't run with scissors in your hand, don't take candy from strangers, don't pet animals you don't know -- and don't buy corn calls in the summer. Okay, maybe only my son heard that last one, but if you spent time around this dad, you would know that no...
19 Jul 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The high temperatures gripping most of the Midwest are tough on both man and beast. While humans can retreat inside to air-conditioned comfort, livestock cannot. Cattle producers, both cow-calf and feedlot, need to be proactive to lessen heat stress in cattle. Providing more water and shade, increasing...
19 Jul 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Bad news, crop scouts. As the heat and humidity cranks upward, crop experts are urging growers to walk corn and soybean fields more often than ever in the coming days and weeks. "Not letting the insects stage a sneak attack on you and build up for next year is really important," noted ...
19 Jul 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- So far, most employees at the Economic Research Service and the National Institute for Food and Agriculture are not making the move to Kansas City as part a reorganization. As a result, some members of the Senate Agriculture Committee are raising concerns about what may be a daunting task in replacing...
18 Jul 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor PRINCETON, Ind. (DTN) -- On one side of the southwestern Indiana country road, the corn is tasseling. Ear size appeared set at 16 rows around and pollination was underway. Directly across the road, a field planted one day later looks as if it is having the corny equivalent of a bad hair ...