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22 Mar 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- President Donald Trump approved Nebraska's expedited request for federal disaster assistance on Thursday, opening the door to help the state recover from flood damages that include nearly $1 billion in preliminary losses to agriculture. Trump's action makes federal funding available to repair public i...
22 Mar 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Dicamba-tolerant crop acreage could grow even larger in the next decade, when and if Bayer's XtendFlex corn reaches the market. This corn trait, developed by Monsanto and now under Bayer's ownership, tolerates in-crop applications of dicamba and glufosinate and is expected to be stacked ...
22 Mar 2019
By Elton Robinson Progressive Farmer Contributing Editor Robby Bevis didn't decide to chuck his farm-management plan and get closer to nature on a whim. It took some convincing by friends and finally a commitment to let plants and biology tell him how to manage the crop. The transformation began back in 2012, when former college friends working wit...
21 Mar 2019
By Rick KmentDTN Livestock Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- Little significant change is expected in the Cattle on Feed report Friday with current estimates pegging total animals on feed at 99.7% of year-ago levels. The expected 4% reduction in cattle placements through February will likely be the main focus of the report and pre-report adjustments. These nu...
21 Mar 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continue their recent trend of mostly lower fertilizer prices, according to prices tracked by DTN for the second week of March 2019. This marks the third week in a row that prices are declining. Like last week, five of the eight major fertilizers' prices were lower compared to ...