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29 Sep 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- The weeds under the pivot in April spoke volumes to Kansas farmer Karl Jacobson. A carpet of flowering henbit sliced a slim, purple path through an otherwise pristine soybean field, marking precisely where the center pivot had blocked the Kansas farmer's herbicide pass the previous fall....
28 Sep 2017
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst Throughout this past droughty summer, whenever I would drive through a county where the crops were struggling, I would think to myself, "Well, even if their yields aren't great, and even if the futures prices aren't great, at least their local basis should perk up." I was thinking that local elevators would see...
28 Sep 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Groups such as the American Farm Bureau Federation were "encouraged" by the initial framework for tax reform put on the table Wednesday by Republican leaders in Congress. Zippy Duvall, president of the Farm Bureau, said tax reform is essential to helping farmers and ranchers facing financial chall...
28 Sep 2017
By Elizabeth WilliamsDTN Special Correspondent INDIANOLA, Iowa (DTN) -- As with politics, all cash rents are local. However, the general consensus around the Midwest is farm profit margins are still tight and pressure is on cash rents. The determining factor of how much to adjust cash rent for next year depends on what adjustments you made in 2017...
27 Sep 2017
By Richard OswaldDTN Special Correspondent LANGDON, Mo. (DTN) -- September, the month when the Northern Hemisphere officially transitions from summer to autumn, is generally the beginning of cooler weather. But for DTN View From the Cab farmers Brent and Lisa Judisch, this year has been different. "I got going early yesterday (Saturday) morning. I...