Headline News
RECENT NEWS
7 Jan 2019
By Greg D. HorstmeierDTN Editor-in-Chief OMAHA (DTN) -- With the hustle and bustle of the holidays behind us, it seems natural to catch breath, take stock and think about the challenges ahead. So we asked the team of DTN/The Progressive Farmer reporters, editors and analysts to dig out their crystal balls, peer at their Twitter feeds, and list the ...
7 Jan 2019
By Todd HultmanDTN Lead Analyst Earlier this week, we turned our calendars to 2019 and sang Auld Lang Syne (of course you did, you just don't remember). Being a market nerd and pondering a new year of grain prices, I thought about a chart of spot corn prices that I have traditionally kept. Going back to 1960, this chart shows annual changes in spo...
4 Jan 2019
By Lori CullerDTN HR Columnist How do I get my employees to listen? It's an interesting request I hear often at farm shows and conferences. Many are fed up with employees not listening to their clearly stated steps. I even had one participant say, "I literally give each step a number, and they still miss steps." What drives an employee's behavior ...
4 Jan 2019
By Dan MillerProgressive Farmer Senior Editor JERSEYVILLE, Ill. (DTN) -- The Vahle operation, outside Jerseyville, Illinois, is undergoing a generational change, and Gary Vahle has used this time to add a key piece of infrastructure to the corn and soybean farm. Gary's sons, Brad and Brian, are buying out their uncles, Jim and David, and the invest...
4 Jan 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Thinking of adopting some New Year's resolutions? The National Wheat Yield Contest beat you to it. The National Wheat Foundation has announced a new set of rankings for its 2019 contest, which organizers hope will better reflect U.S. wheat acreage and growers' yield accomplishments. OU...