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7 Sep 2018
By Lin TanDTN China Correspondent BEIJING, China (DTN) -- More reports of African swine fever in China have caused panic in the country's hog industry as well as among pork consumers in China. If the disease continues to spread, it could also reduce feed demand and lower the amount of soybeans China imports. The first case of the disease was found ...
6 Sep 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor DES MOINES, Iowa (DTN) -- Conservation practices can pay out financially for farmers, but it's the landowners who gain the most benefits by increasing the long-term value and resiliency of farmland. Farmers with a strong focus on conservation wanted to better understand the impacts of specific practices on farm...
6 Sep 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- More retail fertilizer prices are lower than higher for the first time in several months, according to prices tracked by DTN for the fourth week of August 2018. Prices for five of the eight major fertilizers declined compared to last month, while the remaining three were still higher. The moves in eith...
6 Sep 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Jay Magnussen can't think of one reason why his stalks would be at risk for lodging this year. Instead, he can think of three -- right off the top of his head. First, there was the wet spring in northwest Iowa that forced his corn to form shallow roots. Then came the nitrogen loss, as t...
5 Sep 2018
By Des KellerProgressive Farmer Contributing Editor A cool, late-spring day found Enrique Ceja and Omar Orosco handling one of the many chores on HF Farms, near Ogden, Iowa. They cruised fields with an old tractor and cart to remove softball- to bowling-ball-sized rocks from ground soon to be planted to corn or soybeans. Ceja has been coming to HF ...