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11 Jan 2019
By Karl Stenerson Market Reporter - Fertecon Informa Agribusiness Intelligence Here is a breakdown of wholesale prices and trends of the various fertilizers. AMMONIA International: Global ammonia prices continued to weaken in December. Yara and Mosaic settled the January price for Tampa, Florida, at $285 per metric ton (mt) CFR (cost and freight), ...
11 Jan 2019
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Ten Republicans joined House Democrats on Thursday to pass a fiscal year 2019 Agriculture appropriations bill. The legislation is not supported by Senate and House Republican leaders or by President Donald Trump, but is part of a Democratic effort to pressure Republicans into ending t...
11 Jan 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor NEW ORLEANS (DTN) -- Delegates for the American Farm Bureau Federation added provisions to the group's policy book on Tuesday opposing lab-grown and plant-based proteins using most terms associated with traditional meat products. In a voice vote, Farm Bureau added policy opposing the use of the term "meat" for ...
10 Jan 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Illinois (DTN) -- Think of soybean cyst nematode (SCN) like blood pressure. Doctors take blood pressure readings and based on the numbers, decide if and how to manage the problem. Similarly, The SCN Coalition, a diverse group of University researchers, Extension specialists a...
10 Jan 2019
By Greg D. HorstmeierDTN Editor-in-Chief OMAHA (DTN) -- Anyone wondering how long, wet and miserable the 2018 fall harvest was only has to peer at the results of the latest DTN/The Progressive Farmer Agriculture Confidence Index. Results from farmers surveyed in early December saw the index drop more than 50 points, from the record-setting 164.8 ...