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12 Nov 2020
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Ryan Jenkins predicted he'd be done harvesting well before Thanksgiving this year. That was before the engine went out in his cotton picker with 700 acres of crop left to pick in the field. Sound like a bad line from a country and western song? With tropical storm Eta still baring down on Florida, Jenkins felt like he's at le...
12 Nov 2020
Farmers aren't ready to give early-planted soybeans the cold shoulder after a late frost damaged young plants this year, which forced some to replant a limited number of acres. Producers who've adopted the practice to maximize yield and revenue potential say the reward far outweighs the risk. "We did have damage to some early-planted soybeans, but ...
11 Nov 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- Falling demand for gasoline earlier this year from the COVID-19 economic shutdown sent ethanol producers into a tailspin. Plants closed down and cut production, as margins dipped to their lowest levels ever. Now the craziness has subsided, and the industry continues to bounce back. Ethanol margins have improved since last month, when...
11 Nov 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- The state of New Mexico last week ordered the 14-day closure of Stampede Meat's Sunland Park meatpacking plant in response to rising COVID-19 cases and now the company is suing. The Illinois-based company is one of the largest manufacturers of portion-controlled proteins including beef, chicken, turkey and pork, as well as meals, in ...
10 Nov 2020
Will Cox can testify to the benefits of on-farm soybean plots. The Ramseur, North Carolina, farmer uses them to identify good-yielding varieties and how varieties respond to inputs. The young farmer has already made a name for himself in soybean circles. In 2019, he was a regional winner of the North Carolina Northern Piedmont Region yield contest,...