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12 May 2023
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (DTN) -- The rain finally came, washing across the state of Kansas early this week, more than 2 inches in spots from Wichita to Manhattan and more than 3 in at least one spot to the west, Larned. There were even flood warnings in the northwest corner of the state, something few farmers in the area could complain about in wh...
12 May 2023
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (DTN) -- After an April characterized by below-normal temperatures and rainfall for large portions of North America, nearly all members of the DTN Farmer Advisory Group had made it into the field with their planters by the first week of May. The panel of roughly two dozen farmers, agronomists and ranchers, who report on crop con...
12 May 2023
By DTN Staff This article was originally posted at 11:02 a.m. CDT on Friday, May 12. It was last updated with additional information at 11:25 a.m. CDT on Friday, May 12. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA projects farmers are in the midst of planting the country's largest corn crop on record at 15.265 billion bushels (bb) and a record soybean crop at 4.51 bb w...
12 May 2023
OMAHA (DTN) -- The severe drought gripping much of the High Plains continues to cloud the outlook for forages in 2023. And without more moisture soon, production could suffer. Kyle Krier, who raises several different crops including alfalfa near Claflin, Kansas, said it has been so dry this spring he is not sure if some of his dryland alfalfa field...
5 May 2023
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- More than 70 vehicles crashed along a six-mile stretch of Interstate 55 in Illinois on Monday, May 1, as wind gusts in excess of 35 mph whipped up dust from nearby fields, dropping visibility to zero. Seven people died and 37 more were transported to hospitals. The scale of the tragedy garnered national news attention, an...