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29 Apr 2019
By Greg Lamp Progressive Farmer Contributor You might say that murals are part of the DNA in Faulkton, a typical small, rural community in north-central South Dakota. However, the newest and most impressive mural can be seen from miles away. The unlikely canvas is a concrete grain elevator owned by Agtegra Cooperative. But, make no mistake, once yo...
29 Apr 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst As the Mississippi River in St. Paul, Minnesota, began to move closer to minor flood stage around April 15, a snowstorm on April 11 -- followed by heavy rains on April 17 -- caused the river to change course and head back above major flood stage. Finally, on April 24, it hit a second crest of 17.64 feet, not...
29 Apr 2019
By Lance WoodburyDTN Farm Business Adviser In a recent peer-group meeting, the owner of a medium-sized manufacturing business described the struggles in growing his enterprise for our farm audience. He referenced Doug Tatum's book "No Man's Land" as a helpful resource, pointing out that, as the business grew, he needed a guide to help him navigate ...
26 Apr 2019
By Todd HultmanDTN Lead Analyst Don't tell soybean meal, but its price behavior has been rather odd lately. A little like Forrest Gump carrying Captain Dan unscathed through the jungles of Vietnam while all hell breaks loose around him, soybean meal shows little sign of realizing just how bearish the world has become for grain-related contracts in ...
26 Apr 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Former Stamp Farms owners and operators Michael and Melissa Stamp have pleaded guilty to charges in a bank fraud case connected to the bankruptcy of the 27,000-acre Decatur, Michigan-based farm. The 2012 bankruptcy case left southwestern Michigan landowners and creditors jolted by what legal experts b...