| | | | | | | | | Ag Policy Blog |  | | Business Groups Want Quick Action on COOL A coalition of agribusiness and manufacturing groups wrote House and Senate Agriculture Committee leaders on Thursday calling for Congress to act quickly on any World Trade Organization rule that goes against the U.S. on country of origin labeling. |
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 (DTN illustration by Nick Scalise) DTN Closing Grain Comments New-Crop Soybeans Lower Ahead Of USDA ReportsSubscriber Content 6/27 1:44PM
New-crop soybeans closed lower Friday in the final full session of trading before USDA releases its Grain Stocks and Acreage reports on Monday at 11 a.m. CDT. September corn was higher and September Chicago wheat also finished higher after Statistics Canada pegged all wheat plantings at 24.09 million acres, down 7% from a year ago. |
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Showers in Plains, Midwest Saturday6/27 2:11PM
During Saturday, showers will again dominate in the Plains and western Midwest through the eastern Prairies. We'll see more scattered activity in the Ohio Valley and Delta. |
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 The Soil Renaissance project is working to develop tools and to improve knowledge of soil health. (DTN file photo) Soil Renaissance BeginsFoundations Release Strategic Plan to Tout Soil Health Research 6/25 8:08AM
Noting that science seems to know more about the cosmos than the soil under our feet, Farm Foundation and the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation have been working to improve the research on soils and science tools farmers can use to measure their soil health. | |
| Products From PipelineBASF Announces Advancements Thu Jun 12, 2014 11:06 AM CDT
German-based BASF announced new crop protection innovation to include a wide range of herbicides, insecticides and seed care products. | | Crop Tech CornerA Roundup of Crop Research and News Fri Jun 20, 2014 07:42 AM CDT
A surprising discovery about aphid saliva, a new tool to speed up plant breeding, a new herbicide-tolerant rice system from BASF, and Syngenta's most recent international acquisition round out this week's Crop Tech Corner. | | Pest AlertJapanese Beetles Emerge Fri Jun 27, 2014 11:54 AM CDT
Japanese beetles have emerged in many Midwestern fields and growers need to keep an eye out for defoliated soybeans and silk-clipping in corn. |
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 Pilger, Neb.-area farmer Jeff Dinklage's feedlot along Nebraska Highway 275 just east of Pilger sustained major damage in Monday's twin tornadoes that destroyed the town and killed two people. (DTN photo by Todd Neeley) Ag Losses Mount in PilgerCattle Operations Take Biggest Hit6/23 10:53AM
Just days after twin tornadoes destroyed the town of Pilger, Neb., area farmers are left picking up the pieces and thinking about the future. | |
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 The Gruhlkey brothers, Brittan, Braden and Cameron (left to right), are on the hunt for technology that will extend the life of their limited water supplies. (Progressive Farmer photo by Neal Hinkle) A Hunger for High-TechBrothers Use Technology to Reduce Their Water Needs, Boost Production6/16 11:19AM
The Gruhlkey brothers of Wildorado, Texas, are using technology and thoughtful cropping choices to reduce their water needs and boost production. | |
| Land Conversion May Be OverstatedScientists Point to 'Faulty' Data in EWG Study Mon Jun 23, 2014 01:32 PM CDT
A group of scientists with Argonne National Laboratory and university experts are calling out an Environmental Working Group study that claimed that cutting the mandated corn-based ethanol by more than 1 billion gallons would cut carbon dioxide emissions. | | Never-Till NirvanaNo-Till System Combined With Cover Crops Becomes Lesson in Soil Biology Tue May 27, 2014 10:41 AM CDT
Stay on course and improve soil health with these strategies. | | Planting on the PlainsDetails Matter for Central Kansas Farmer Mon Jun 2, 2014 10:14 AM CDT
Justin Knopf uses his agronomy background to make careful planting and farming decisions on his central Kansas farm each year, where he, his brother and his father rotate wheat, alfalfa, soybeans, grain sorghum and corn. |
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 Better yields are more important to profits than marketing or input cost control, a study of Kansas Farm Management Association records from 2011-2013 found. The top third of irrigated corn producers earned a profit worth $335 per acre more than the bottom third and $192 per acre more than the mid-third during this three-year period, largely based on yield advantage. (Chart courtesy of Kansas State University) DTN Ag Business BenchmarkDo Misers Make the Best Managers?6/26 2:09PM
Studies confirm yield conveys a critical edge to highest-profit farms. Cutting corners on input expenses like fertilizer did not. | |
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 Orthman offers several size cultivators, including one as wide as 24 rows. It also sells a GPS-directed implement-guidance system to keep the tool in the rows. (Photo courtesy of Orthman Manufacturing) Cultivator ComebackRow-Crop Cultivators Resurrected to Combat Herbicide-Resistant Weeds6/16 11:10AM
The old, steady row-crop cultivator many farmers discarded years ago with the advent of Roundup Ready crops is experiencing something of a renaissance. | |
| Machinery Sales Slide Mon Jun 23, 2014 01:37 PM CDT
If the past few years of the farm equipment industry were an amusement park ride, it would be a kiddie roller coaster. | | Economy-Priced ATVs Can-AmCan-Am Unveils a Mid-Range ATV and a 6x6 ATV Mon Jun 9, 2014 10:58 AM CDT
Can-Am has expanded its ATV line for the 2015 model year with two new budget-priced vehicles. | | Ready. Set. Roll. Mon Jun 16, 2014 11:16 AM CDT
Here's a checklist to keep your round baler performing during the hay season. |
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 (Courtesy photo) Clinton Backs BiotechnologyFormer Secretary of State Touts GMOs, Backs Action on Climate Change6/26 11:36AM
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expressed enthusiasm for biotech seeds and also endorsed President Barack Obama's actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions during an appearance at the Biotechnology Industry Organization annual meeting in San Diego this week. | |
| CBO Examines RFSFood Prices Would See Little Change Fri Jun 27, 2014 01:36 PM CDT
A new Congressional Budget Office report looking at the Renewable Fuel Standard said the biofuels industry is unlikely to meet a lofty mandate of 36 billion gallons by 2022. | | Clean Water Act Rule Clarity SoughtAg Groups Concerned About Regulation of Ditches Tue Jun 24, 2014 01:29 PM CDT
Agriculture and water groups tell a House committee that the proposed Clean Water Act rule needs more clarity. | | EPA Misses Own RFS DeadlineEPA: Hope to Have RFS Out "As Soon As Possible" Fri Jun 20, 2014 12:03 PM CDT
The Environmental Protection Agency missed its own deadline Friday to finalize 2014 renewable fuel blending requirements under the Renewable Fuels Standard. The agency told DTN it hopes to have the requirements finalized "as soon as possible." |
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 Business partners in Carson and Barron Farms include neighbors near retirement, employees and young farmers looking to expand. (Courtesy Chris Barron) Klinefelter: By the NumbersFarm Like a Team Player6/23 1:18PM
Looking for more economy of scale? Collaborative farming marries several family farms and even employees under one business structure. | |
| Labor Pains - 4How to Rev Employee Performance Mon Jun 23, 2014 01:20 PM CDT
Praise increases employees' confidence and willingness to receive constructive criticism, says management consultant Gregorio Billikopf. | | Woodbury: Family Business MattersSuccession Planning Starts Simple Mon Jun 23, 2014 01:24 PM CDT
Express gratitude for the sacrifices of past generations and the commitment of the next. | | View From the CabFlorida Farmer Harvests Sweet Corn; Iowa Farmers Put Up Hay Mon Jun 23, 2014 01:46 PM CDT
Jamie Harris of Madison, Fla., and several of his family members scrambled to handpick their sweet corn crop last week. Meanwhile, Karen Johnson and her husband Bill of Avoca, Iowa, were equally busy last week cutting and baling pasture grass for hay. |
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 While corn is king, one of its lesser-known contracts is a jack of all trades. (DTN photo illustration by Nick Scalise) Newsom on the MarketThe Jack6/27 6:23AM
In corn, analysis almost always focuses on one of the major contracts. And then there's the September contract that end-users might want to take note of. |
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