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9 Sep 2020
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- It's all hands on deck for Ryan Jenkins as the crop calendar moves toward harvest. However, the Jay, Florida, farmer is wondering if he might not need a few more hands.Reid Thompson is feeling similar labor pains. Harvest logistics and finding qualified personnel are the two toughest things his farm faces each year, he mainta...
9 Sep 2020
This article was originally posted at 3:04 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, Sept. 8. It was last updated at 3:34 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, Sept. 8.**OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. corn and soybean ratings fell again last week, according to the USDA NASS weekly Crop Progress report released on Tuesday.NASS estimated that 61% of the nation's corn crop was in good-to-excellent c...
8 Sep 2020
"Our hunger for absolute certainty is rarely satisfied even in the relationships we believe are permanent and predictable." -- Pauline Boss, "Ambiguous Loss: Learning To Live With Unresolved Grief"We have all felt loss and the pain that results from it in our lives. Losing a loved one, a job, a friend or a business are some of the situations in whi...
8 Sep 2020
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- With Brazil's tariff-free quota expiring on Tuesday leading to an increase to a 20% tariff on all ethanol imports from the United States, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue told DTN on Friday a deal between the two countries would be announced soon.The Brazilians let the Aug. 31 deadline pass this week without announc...
4 Sep 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- The average price for domestic distillers dried grains (DDG) from the 40 locations DTN contacted with spot offers for the week ended Sept. 3 was $142 per ton, up $2 versus the prior week. DDG prices were steady to mixed for the week as some sellers noted domestic demand has been steady and corn prices haven't been as strong as in lat...