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6 Oct 2017
By Lance WoodburyDTN Farm Business Adviser What does family mean to you? For many, family means unconditional love and support, an enduring set of relationships that carry you through the ups and downs of life. Family provides an emotional safe haven, where we can share our deepest hopes, joys, concerns and frustrations. Family also brings expecta...
5 Oct 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- After Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, caught wind of a set of proposals to alter the Renewable Fuel Standard, he contacted President Donald Trump. Following a telephone conversation with the president, Grassley told agriculture journalists on Wednesday he was "very satisfied" with Trump's position on b...
5 Oct 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continued to fall during the fourth week of September 2017, with two exceptions, according to sellers tracked by DTN. For the second straight week, two fertilizers are showing higher prices compared to a month ago. Six of the eight major fertilizers were lower, compared to last...
5 Oct 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- After several days of rainfall, Kansas wheat farmer Rick Horton was spending the morning in his truck, hunting for fields dry enough to drill wheat. The time was right, but the weather was not cooperating. A nagging question hangs over Horton and other wheat farmers this fall: Should the...
4 Oct 2017
By Karl Stenerson DTN Fertilizer Columnist Here is a breakdown of wholesale prices and trends by the various fertilizers: AMMONIA International ammonia prices continued to firm during September with limited spot opportunities quickly snapped up by buyers and traders at a premium. Availability of spot product in the Black Sea, Baltic, Europe and Alg...