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20 Apr 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Low commodity prices are prompting some farmers to plant specialty corn to boost their income. But care must be taken when planting different hybrids next to each other, or farmers might not be able to reap the rewards of these specialty crops. Farmers who grow specialty corn in the same general area n...
20 Apr 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Cold, snow and rain have kept farmers out of the field across the Midwest, but once the sun starts shining, watch out. "We do have a good forecast, and when things dry out, it will break loose," said Cory Ritter, who farms in central Illinois. Ritter is among a group of producers whom D...
19 Apr 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Most average retail fertilizer prices continued their slow but steady trek higher the second week of April 2018, according to retailers surveyed by DTN. Snapping a string of four straight weeks where prices for all eight major fertilizers were higher, prices for seven of the eight fertilizers were up ...
19 Apr 2018
By Karl Wolfshohl Progressive Farmer Contributing Editor ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS: -- Update planters with precision ag technology -- Consider soil electrical conductivity mapping to check fertility -- Use yield-mapping programs to understand limiting factors. ** Farming in a great environment has put big corn yields in the bins for Vern Frederickson a...
19 Apr 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- After hours of criticism by Democrats on changes to food programs, the House Agriculture Committee passed a farm bill out of committee Wednesday on a strictly partisan 26-20 vote as every Republican voted for the bill and every Democrat opposed it. Chairman Michael Conaway, R-Texas, told repo...