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9 Apr 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter MEAD, Neb. (DTN) -- Declining cattle numbers in some regions of the country are a door of opportunity for Nebraska's producers. That's what Jim MacDonald believes, and it was the focus of a recent field day at the Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center near Mead. MacDonald, associate professor of animal scien...
6 Apr 2018
By Karl StenersonMarket Reporter - Fertecon Here is a breakdown of wholesale prices and trends of the various fertilizers: AMMONIA International Global ammonia markets remained soft in March with weakness in urea and nitrates markets pressuring ammonia prices as well as reduced demand in India due to phosphate plant turnarounds. The April Tampa co...
6 Apr 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Damage may have been done to ethanol and corn markets by waivers granted to refiners in recent years, but one ethanol industry official said it's too soon to know the extent because the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is withholding details about those waivers. The agency is under fire for granti...
6 Apr 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- The Arkansas attorney general is appealing the surprise decision by a judge to allow six Arkansas farmers to use dicamba on cotton and soybeans during the 2018 growing season. As part of the appeal, the state will ask the court to halt the farmers' in-season access to dicamba until the ap...
5 Apr 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- The cover crop fan club is bigger than you might realize. Some of the movement's most ardent supporters are less than an inch long and boast six legs. Insects love cover crops for the food and shelter they provide in what used to be barren, plowed fields, University of Nebraska Crop Pro...