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3 Jun 2024
This article was originally published at 3:04 p.m. CDT on Monday, June 3. It was last updated with additional information at 3:59 p.m. CDT on Monday, June 3. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- The condition of the U.S. corn crop is starting off significantly better this year than it did last year, USDA NASS reported in its weekly Crop Progress on Monday. Planting p...
2 Jun 2024
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Planting has become a saga--or perhaps better described as a slog--for Quint Pottinger this spring. The New Haven, Kentucky, farmer may have started the process in April, but he barely made the prevented planting date deadline for corn this week and still has soybeans to plant. In Idaho, Dan Lakey has a longer view of the sea...
2 Jun 2024
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Here are the Top 5 things the DTN Newsroom is tracking for the week of June 2. Watch for coverage of these and other topics through the week on our subscription platforms as well as on www.dtnpf.com. Note that all report release times are Central Daylight Time (CDT) unless otherwise noted. 1. What's important to you?: We...
1 Jun 2024
REDFIELD, Iowa (DTN) -- In 1865, before Colorado was even a state, there were brand inspections to help prevent theft and straying cattle. The Silver Spur Ranch's X-C brand dates back to the 1870s at the original ranch in Encampment, Wyoming. The brand has been passed down to be used at the ranch through the years; it has also been registered for u...
31 May 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- A large share of corn production has now moved into the late planting period during the past week. There is already a lot of social media chatter from farmers and analysts about the dreaded acronym "PP" -- or prevented planting. Weather could start affecting crop insurance coverage for producers more during the next week. As DTN Ag M...