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25 Apr 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- As much angst as EPA has caused for the ethanol industry with Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) hardship waivers granted to small refineries, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said he doesn't believe EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt should be replaced. Speaking to agriculture journalists on Tuesday, Grassley s...
25 Apr 2018
By Victoria G. MyersProgressive Farmer Senior Editor Markets are impossible to control, but cost management is the difference between profit and loss for many cattle operations. A recent study out of Kansas State University sifted through reams of data and found that when comparing 61 different commercial cow/calf operations over a five—year peri...
25 Apr 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter Actionable Insights: -- Minimize tillage and wait for dry soils -- Consider a switch to in-season nitrogen applications and skip other nutrients -- Don't switch maturity groups yet -- Stick with planting depths of 1.5 to 2 inches, but consider a lower seeding rate -- Make sure you have the right Bt traits ** RO...
24 Apr 2018
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst We are just past mid-April, and sensing the warmth of a new growing season across the Midwest, we have to say that row-crop prices have done fairly well, considering last fall's big harvests. Since the end of 2017, Dec corn is up 20 1/4 cents and Nov soybeans are up 52 1/2 cents. The surprise of Argentina's drought in ear...
24 Apr 2018
OMAHA (DTN) -- Soybean planting is on an average pace nationwide, but corn planting remains well behind average in the week ended April 22, according to USDA's National Ag Statistics Service's weekly Crop Progress report released Monday. Soybeans are 2% planted, compared to 5% last year and a 2% average. Corn planting is 5% complete, compared to 3%...