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14 May 2019
By Alan BruglerDTN Contributing Analyst While the U.S.-China trade negotiations are soaking up all the headlines, we might be ignoring the main driver behind the price declines in corn and soybeans, which is increasing production. USDA's initial take on 2019-20 global corn production is 1.113 billion metric tons, or 44.6 billion bushels (bb). It ...
14 May 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- When it comes to selecting the right cover crop for grazing, there is no one-size-fits-all option. Instead, cattle producers need to study up on different plant species before planting and select which ones will work in their particular region and for their specific operation, according to livestock a...
14 May 2019
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. farmers fell further behind in the race to plant corn, soybeans and spring wheat last week, according to USDA NASS' weekly Crop Progress report on Monday. As of Sunday, an estimated 30% of the nation's corn was planted, up only 7 percentage points from the previous week, well behind 59% at th...
13 May 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor ROCKPORT, Mo. (DTN) -- Richard Oswald still can't get to his home without a boat. And water still stands on fields and muddy roads, pretty much as it has since his northwest Missouri farm was flooded in mid-March. Oswald has written columns for DTN in the past, including View From the Cab in previous years. He'...
13 May 2019
By DTN Staff This article was originally posted at 11:05 a.m. CDT. It was last updated at 11:54 a.m. CDT ** OMAHA -- In one of the first supply and demand forecasts for crops that largely still need a window for planting, USDA projected 2.485 billion bushels of ending stocks for corn and 970 million bushels of soybeans ending stocks for 2019-20. US...