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28 Jun 2018
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst USDA's Acreage and Grain Stocks reports at the end of June have a history of surprises and big price moves. After bearish price tumbles in June, this year's surprise may be that much of the damage to corn and soybean prices has already been done. USDA will release its reports at 11 a.m. CDT Friday, June 29. ACREAGE Ba...
28 Jun 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- If you hear hoofbeats, the old saying goes, think horses -- not zebras. Weed scientists want you to recall that saying when you walk soybean fields this year and spot puckered, cupped leaves in new soybean trifoliates. With 40 million acres of dicamba-tolerant soybeans around to potentia...
28 Jun 2018
By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor And Jerry Hagstrom DTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C., (DTN) -- The farm bill got complicated on the Senate floor Wednesday. Debates over funding USDA programs for trade with Cuba, and the idea of restricting President Donald Trump's tariff abilities both ended up slowing down the vote on Senate vers...
28 Jun 2018
By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor And Jerry Hagstrom DTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C., (DTN) -- The farm bill got complicated on the Senate floor Wednesday. Debates over funding USDA programs for trade with Cuba, and the idea of restricting President Donald Trump's tariff abilities both ended up slowing down the vote on Senate vers...
27 Jun 2018
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Illinois (DTN) -- Rain delays only get boring in baseball. DTN's View From the Cab correspondents might enjoy, and even benefit, from a seventh-inning stretch, but downtime can also compress and complicate field operations. "We continue to try to find windows of time to get our po...