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15 Apr 2019
By Todd HultmanDTN Lead Analyst Just a few months ago, we didn't expect to be talking about another major winter storm across the Northern Plains in early April, but here we are -- reporting heavy snow totals across South Dakota, southern Minnesota and Wisconsin, accompanied by high winds, ice and power outages in surrounding areas. One might thi...
15 Apr 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- There were fewer middle-sized farms in 2017 than five years earlier, and the age of the average farm operator continues to tick upward, according to results of the 2017 Census of Agriculture released Thursday. USDA boasted the 2017 Census of Agriculture includes 6.4 million new points of inf...
12 Apr 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Nebraska livestock producers who saw their pastures severely damaged from widespread flooding this spring might have to use annual forages until perennial forages can recover. With pastures now buried under feet of sand along flooded rivers and fences completely destroyed, it will be a long-term proje...
12 Apr 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter I am a little late writing this column. Usually, I try to write something toward the end of the month, but I didn't get it written at the end of March because of two words I had never heard used together before: bomb cyclone. Unless you have been living under a rock the last several weeks, you probably have heard of ...
11 Apr 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- With major storm systems working their way across the Plains, Midwest and South this week, planting may seem a more distant dream than ever. For some farmers, it may be time to start prioritizing some fieldwork over others, crop experts told DTN. "Of the big three -- nitrogen applicat...