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5 Jul 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Even though ethanol margins have shown some improvement in the past month, a new report from CoBank shows many producers will continue to see negative margins for the remainder of 2019. DTN's hypothetical Neeley Biofuels 50-million-gallon plant in South Dakota is showing some easing of market pressure...
5 Jul 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- If your winter wheat survived the growing season -- and that's a big if -- chances are it's looking pretty good. That's the story of the 2018-19 winter wheat crop in a nut shell, with a delayed harvest finally underway in the Southern Plains. "It was a trying year for producers from Apr...
5 Jul 2019
Pamela SmithCrops Technology Editor Rural America has always had a big heart. When tragedy strikes, help and hope arrive. Most recently, we’ve seen it in action as convoys carrying donated hay, fencing and other necessities have rolled in to help farmers and ranchers heal wounds inflicted from flooding. Progressive Farmer followed one group ca...
3 Jul 2019
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst At least the corn market in spring and summer 2019 isn't boring. From the May contract's all-time low of $3.35 1/2 on May 13, to the July contract's May high of $4.38, the continuous corn chart's trading range during the month of May stretched across more than a dollar of chart space. Not since Sept. 2012 has t...
3 Jul 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Jarett Andersen asked his wife, Ashley, not to bother bringing him lunch to the field one day this past week. Then, at the last minute, he changed his mind and called from the sprayer, saying he could sure use a bite after all. "I ended up running to town and grabb...