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5 Oct 2020
It is strange how the surprises of 2020 continue to emerge from some of the most unexpected places. This year's global pandemic still seems like something out of a science fiction movie. We expect weather to hold some kind of surprise for markets each year, but after corn and soybean crops posted such high good-to-excellent crop ratings in early Au...
5 Oct 2020
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- In keeping with the theme of 2020, a lot of things went wrong with weed control this year. Between large weed seedbanks lurking on prevented planting acres, growing herbicide-resistance issues, weather complications, herbicide antagonism and a sudden court decision vacating dicamba labels, farmers have a lot of problems to c...
5 Oct 2020
The number of ag workers that suffer serious injuries or die on the job each year is staggering. In 2017 alone, 416 farmers and farmworkers died from work-related injuries, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Each day, approximately 100 ag workers lose work time because of a work-related injury. To protect your w...
2 Oct 2020
DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- This week's export sales report should be viewed as bearish for corn and wheat, and neutral to bullish for soybeans and milo, according to DTN Lead Analyst Todd Hultman.For the week ended Sept. 24, 2020, USDA reported an increase of 79.8 million bushels (mb) (2,027,100 metric tons) of corn export sales. Last week's export s...
2 Oct 2020
WASHINGTON, (DTN) -- President Donald Trump signed the continuing resolution to fund the government through Dec. 11 early Thursday after the Senate passed the bill only hours before the end of the fiscal year.The Senate vote was 84 to 10. Trump was in Duluth, Minnesota, for a campaign rally Wednesday night, but the White House released a statement ...