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13 Sep 2019
By Dana Mantini DTN Senior Analyst The Sept. 12 USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report for September held little fanfare for traders who had already expected lower yield and production numbers. While corn and soybean numbers were slashed less than expected, the report was neutral to bearish. However, both markets finishe...
13 Sep 2019
By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Farm groups declared victory Thursday after the Trump administration formally ended the 2015 waters of the U.S. rule. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, along with the Army Corps of Engineers, announced Thursday the agencies would eliminate the controversial 2015 Clean Water Act rule drafted by ...
13 Sep 2019
By David Bennett Progressive Farmer Contributor Under a darkening sky during the latest rain, Perry Galloway stood alongside a healthy corn crop. The Gregory, Arkansas, grower and aerial applicator was pleased with what he saw even though plants that were 8 feet tall in mid-July would normally be several feet taller. Persistent precipitation slowe...
10 Sep 2019
By Jim Ruen Progressive Farmer Contributor David Castleberg is serious about seed placement in his corn acres and getting more serious all the time. Raising corn and soybeans on 2,000 acres of rolling prairie in southeastern Minnesota, Castleberg knows that every field is different and needs to be treated accordingly. That means matching population...
10 Sep 2019
By Anthony Greder DTN Managing Editor This article was originally posted at 3:08 p.m. CDT on Monday, Sept. 9. It was last updated at 4:03 p.m. CDT on Monday, Sept. 9. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn condition, which is already at a six-year low, dropped last week, according to USDA NASS' latest Crop Progress report released Monday. NASS estimated that, as ...