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4 Jun 2019
By Jerry Hagstrom DTN Political Correspondent and Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Congress returns Monday amidst some of the greatest uncertainty for agriculture in decades, with corn and soybean planting behind schedule, commodity prices low, and trade conflicts with China and Mexico worse than before the Memorial Day congr...
3 Jun 2019
By Lori CullerDTN HR Columnist Just when it feels as if we have millennials figured out, or somewhat figured out, Generation Z enters the workforce. Generation Z are those born in 1997 or later. By 2021, they will make up more than 20% of the workforce. There's a tendency to label all younger employees as millennials, but you may be surprised to kn...
3 Jun 2019
By Todd HultmanDTN Lead Analyst On May 10, USDA estimated a 15.03-billion-bushel (bb) corn crop planted on 92.8 million acres, resulting in a higher ending corn stocks estimate of 2.485 bb for 2019-20, the most since the 1980s. The announcement sent December corn prices lower, but the market didn't put much faith in USDA's numbers, as report day fi...
3 Jun 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Many soybeans will be planted in June this year, after persistent rainfall has delayed planting across the Soybean Belt. The good news is June-planted soybeans can thrive, given the right production practices. Here we've pulled together the latest research and recommendations from Extens...
31 May 2019
By Lance WoodburyDTN Farm Business Adviser Farmers and ranchers are risk-takers. Their livelihood depends on acts of faith and uncertainty. The economic results of planting a crop or raising an animal are heavily contingent on factors outside of their control: commodity prices, weather and government policies. Las Vegas pales in comparison to the g...