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31 Dec 2021
Last summer, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's top agriculture economist Nathan Kauffman said something that now seems prescient. While fertilizer prices were higher then, it was mostly because of the spring run-up, not the supply-side issues forcing prices to new heights. "On a number of fronts, it's possible that some of those cost pressu...
31 Dec 2021
Spray season used to fit into a window of time. These days it's a full-time job -- from herbicide passes, to fungicide applications, to dribbling in-season fertilizer, to cover crop interseeding, to late-season desiccant sprays, to fall weed control. The sprayer is increasingly important and likely one of the first tools you take to the field and t...
31 Dec 2021
Each year, DTN publishes our choices for the top 10 ag news stories of the year, as selected by DTN analysts, editors and reporters. Today, we complete the countdown with No. 1: Supply chain woes made for a challenging year for farmers and agribusinesses. ** LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- This year's supply chain challenges spared no segment of the agricul...
30 Dec 2021
Editor's Note: 2021 was a wild one, from a tumultuous change in the White House, to continued La Nina influences on the weather, to skyrocketing fertilizer and input costs. There were also a lot of good stories to tell. As the calendar year comes to a close, we asked the DTN/Progressive Farmer writing team to pick their favorite effort from the yea...
30 Dec 2021
Transitions in family agriculture businesses are often focused on the senior generation "letting go" and the younger generation "grabbing hold." But the people who let go also need something to embrace when they consider their next chapter. Boredom, loss of identity and the fear of no longer being relevant are common concerns among those facing ret...