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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...
27 Sep 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Syngenta on Tuesday announced a settlement with farmers who sued the company following the release of Agrisure Viptera and Agrisure Duracade MIR 162 corn traits. Details of the settlement have not been released at this point, but other media outlets reported on Tuesday the settlement was worth about $...
27 Sep 2017
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst In my Aug. 15 column, "The Unsinkable Oilseed" (http://bit.ly/… ), I explained how remarkable it was that soybean prices were holding up as well as they were in 2017, given their steady diet of bearish news. On Friday, another bullish piece of the puzzle fell in place as the November contract posted its highest close in s...
26 Sep 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- This bi-monthly column condenses the latest news in the field of crop technology, research and products. CHEMICAL ROTATION ALONE CAN'T KEEP RESISTANCE AT BAY Rotating herbicides to avoid weed resistance is not a magic bullet against resistance development, according to a new study from th...