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25 Apr 2019
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst Ceteris paribus: It's a Latin phrase often used (and overused) by economists. It means "all other things being equal." Of course, it's never actually possible to hold all other things equal, but we say it anyway. For instance, maybe we want to examine how shifts in Brazil's currency, the real, affect the price...
25 Apr 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WILLIAMSBURG, Iowa (DTN) -- Leaders of a major Iowa equipment manufacturer and Iowa farmers reiterated their calls Wednesday for President Donald Trump to remove tariffs against trading partners that have driven up the prices of steel and aluminum as well as retaliatory tariffs that are hurting farm exports. Se...
25 Apr 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continue to be fairly mixed, according to prices tracked by DTN for the third week of April 2019. This trend has been in place for several weeks. Half of the eight major fertilizers' prices were higher compared to last month. As has been the case in recent weeks, the move highe...
24 Apr 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- University of Illinois Extension plant pathologist Nathan Kleczewski wants Midwest farmers to add two emerging soybean diseases to their lexicon this year: taproot decline and red crown rot. Taproot decline has been on the rise in the South since it was first spotted in a few states in...
24 Apr 2019
By Scott WilliamsDTN Entomologist A drawn-out harvest prevented many farmers from completing fall fieldwork. That may increase the susceptibility of many fields to one of our perennial pests, the black cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon). And, if the winds blow just right, they'll be paying your fields a visit before you know it. WHAT TO LOOK FOR -- Egg: Egg...