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8 May 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- A recent incident in suburban Chicago involving an anhydrous ammonia leak that injured several people, including first responders, underscores the dangers the nitrogen fertilizer can present in both transportation and application. Despite its dangers, anhydrous ammonia is the least-expensive form of n...
8 May 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Want a pep talk about agriculture, talk to Ashley Andersen. The farm girl, now farmer and farm wife, has an infectious love for the life she lives with her family near Blair, Nebraska. It's not that there aren't challenges. While the Andersen farm has escaped most ...
8 May 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- The Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association (IFCA) has issued a statement on dicamba stewardship supporting June 30 as a cutoff date for application in that state. Concerns with weather-related planting delays of soybeans have some in the agriculture industry ...
7 May 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst At midnight, May 2, the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri, was closed as levels rose to 38 feet, close to major flood stage of 40 feet. The closure by the U.S. Coast Guard effectively has stopped all traffic from mile marker 179 to 184. The Coast Guard said it would lift the restrictions "as soon as c...
7 May 2019
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. corn, soybean and spring wheat planting fell further behind their average paces last week as wet, cool conditions persisted in parts of the Midwest and Upper Midwest, according to USDA NASS' weekly Crop Progress report on Monday. As of Sunday, an estimated 23% of the nation's corn was planted...