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9 May 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- A majority of retail fertilizer prices are lower for the second week in a row, according to data tracked by DTN for the last week of April 2019. Like last week, prices of five of the eight major fertilizers were lower compared to last month. The move has been fairly muted, however. DAP had an avera...
9 May 2019
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst I don't spend a lot of time thinking about ocean shipping details; every once in a while, I'll check the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) to make sure freight prices aren't high enough to drive up the delivered cost of U.S. grain to export customers, but lately this benchmark for bulk shipping rates has remained relati...
8 May 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- A recent incident in suburban Chicago involving an anhydrous ammonia leak that injured several people, including first responders, underscores the dangers the nitrogen fertilizer can present in both transportation and application. Despite its dangers, anhydrous ammonia is the least-expensive form of n...
8 May 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Want a pep talk about agriculture, talk to Ashley Andersen. The farm girl, now farmer and farm wife, has an infectious love for the life she lives with her family near Blair, Nebraska. It's not that there aren't challenges. While the Andersen farm has escaped most ...
8 May 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- The Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association (IFCA) has issued a statement on dicamba stewardship supporting June 30 as a cutoff date for application in that state. Concerns with weather-related planting delays of soybeans have some in the agriculture industry ...