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26 Nov 2018
By Joel Reichenberger Progressive Farmer Senior Editor Autonomous-tractor applications displayed on the fields of this year's Farm Progress Show highlight two potential directions for the future use of the technology. In one, a John Deere 8000 Series tractor was transformed to run driverless by Smart Ag, an Ames-based company that's been turning h...
26 Nov 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst Since the 1990s, the United States, the world’s leading producer of soybeans, has lost market share to Brazil, noted USDA in its most recent study, "The Impact of Infrastructure and Transportation Costs on U.S. Soybean Market Share: An Updated Analysis from 1992-2017." "U.S. market share declined from 66% in 1...
26 Nov 2018
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- The goal of DTN's View From the Cab series is to follow several farmers through the growing season. But that process invariably shows how farming and living are entwined. This week we found Genny Haun, of Kenton, Ohio, still struggling to gather the 2018 bounty as wea...
23 Nov 2018
By DTN Staff MINNEAPOLIS (DTN) -- DTN/The Progressive Farmer confirms U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will kick off the 2018 Ag Summit, Dec. 3, in Chicago. Perdue will provide the keynote address for the event, which begins at 1 p.m. The Ag Summit takes place Dec. 3-5, at the Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park Hotel. This is the 11th ann...
23 Nov 2018
By Des KellerProgressive Farmer Contributing Editor On a sweltering July afternoon, Gelfius Farms, near Hartsville, Indiana, is humming with activity; but none of it is taking place in the corn and soybean fields. A "Welcome" sign has been placed out front of the main house, and this diversified operation's family and staff are gearing up to entert...