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2 Apr 2019
By Alan BruglerDTN Contributing Analyst The stars for Friday's USDA reports were clearly the Planting Intentions for 2019 corn and soybeans, with large corn stocks (as of March 1) getting the award for best supporting actor in a bear costume. USDA showed intentions for 92.792 million acres (ma) of corn in 2019, with soybeans at 84.617 ma. The for...
2 Apr 2019
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. winter wheat is starting off the 2019 growing season in the best condition in three years, according to USDA's first weekly Crop Progress report released Monday. For the week ended March 31, 2019, winter wheat was rated 56% in good-to-excellent condition, well above 32% at the same time last ...
1 Apr 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- With March limping out like a drenched little lamb, the window for corn planting is opening up in some parts of the country. In the inevitable rush to get fields prepped, sprayed and fertilized, some growers might be tempted to push corn planting as close to anhydrous ammonia application...
1 Apr 2019
By Lin TanDTN China Correspondent BEIJING (DTN) -- China's Ministry of Agriculture said last week that African swine fever (ASF) was tentatively under control. But the ag industry believes that the situation is much worse than what the government reported, and the impact of ASF on China's hog industry may last for a long time. In a national video c...
1 Apr 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WATSON, Mo. (DTN) -- Missouri farmers and officials see greater risks for more flooding as spring continues, but they also want to see some long-term systemic changes in flood control on the Missouri River. Tom Waters, chairman of the Missouri Levee and Drainage District Association, was among those who met T...