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20 Dec 2016
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- In a possible further sign that President-elect Donald Trump has not settled on a choice for Agriculture secretary, Vice President-elect Mike Pence is scheduled to meet today in Washington with former Texas Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs, the Trump transition team confirmed Tues...
20 Dec 2016
By Dan MillerProgressive Farmer Senior Editor BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (DTN) -- Randy Dowdy of Valdosta, Georgia, and Dowdy Farms produced two yields in excess of 500 bushels per acre in the 2016 National Corn Yield Contest. It is the first time a grower and his operation have produced multiple yields of 500 bushels or more in the 52-year-old contest. In ...
19 Dec 2016
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst While it is an annual event for the Upper Mississippi River to close in mid-December until spring, the 14-week closure of the Columbia-Snake River locks is an extension of the normal winter closure, as major lock repairs will put the river out of commission. As winter arrives in the Midwest, the time has come ...
19 Dec 2016
By Dan Miller Progressive Farmer Senior Editor and Steve Thompson Progressive Farmer Contributing Columnist Readers of Steve Thompson's Ask the Mechanic column in DTN/The Progressive Farmer magazine have long enjoyed his down-to-earth and witty ventures into the mysterious world of farm machinery at work. Belts, chains, wiring, electrical shorts, b...
19 Dec 2016
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter MIAMI (DTN) -- Companies and scientists are looking beyond SCN-resistant soybean varieties for control of the troublesome soybean cyst nematode. On the second day of the SCN conference in Miami, Florida, this week, much of the sessions were devoted to alternative control options, such as seed-applied nematicide...