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18 Oct 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- The domestic distillers dried grains (DDG) weekly average spot price from the 40 locations DTN contacted was down $1, to $141 per ton for the week ended Oct. 16. Prices were mixed from various sellers, but overall, the DDG price this week came under some pressure from the weaker cash corn price....
17 Oct 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Keep those combines rollin' is the theme song for many of the nation's farmers this week. There's no time left to worry about rain, wind or weather. It is simply go time. Perspective on this long 2019 season is only a few states away for Scott Wallis. As of Oct. 14...
17 Oct 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor DES MOINES (DTN) -- The gap remains persistent between global growth of agricultural production and the expected need for food, feed, fiber and bioenergy demands for 10 billion people in 2050. The Global Agricultural Productivity Index, released annually at the World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue, shows a spread b...
16 Oct 2019
By Brian Ethridge DTN Marketing Editor This article was originally posted at 3:07 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, Oct. 15. It was last updated at 3:50 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, Oct. 15. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- In addition to corn condition dropping 1 percentage point this week, corn estimated as mature is still far behind the five-year average pace, according to USDA NA...
16 Oct 2019
By Lance WoodburyDTN Farm Business Adviser Several weeks ago, I visited Joe Nichols, the owner of Seven Springs Farms, in Cadiz, Kentucky. In the course of showing me his office, which is full of pictures, agricultural symbols and historic artifacts, Joe pointed to a framed letter hanging on the wall -- a note from a farmer/landowner for whom Joe r...