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17 Apr 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS: -- Check your soil temperature and wait for 50 degrees Fahrenheit with a mild forecast ahead.-- Your small-grains planting window closes soon.-- Don't switch maturity groups for corn and soybeans until planting pushes deeper into May and June.-- Don't drive on wet soils and if you must, keep...
16 Apr 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Suffocation from grain engulfment is a risk for people working in and around grain storage facilities, both in commercial grain operations, as well as on-farm situations. A new campaign aims to prevent these types of often deadly incidents. Stand-Up for Grain Engulfment Prevention Awareness Week, from ...
16 Apr 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Congressmen have been quick to point out 2018 farm income is projected to be less than half of what it was five years ago, but the farm bill draft rolled out Thursday by House Agriculture Committee leadership makes few changes to the safety net for most commodity producers. Some key changes in th...
16 Apr 2018
By Todd Neeley DTN Staff Reporter and By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor LAVISTA, Neb. (DTN) -- Although President Donald Trump made clear on Thursday his support for granting a waiver to allow year-round sales of E15, the EPA told DTN on Friday the agency hasn't yet made a decision on E15. E15 fuel is a blend of 15% ethanol and 85% of gasoline....
13 Apr 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Increased concentration in the cattle industry had little overall effect on prices from 2013 to 2016, a new Government Accountability Office report found, instead pointing to drought and the price of feed as reasons for price fluctuations. In particular, cattle prices dropped by about 40% from late 20...