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12 Apr 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Nebraska livestock producers who saw their pastures severely damaged from widespread flooding this spring might have to use annual forages until perennial forages can recover. With pastures now buried under feet of sand along flooded rivers and fences completely destroyed, it will be a long-term proje...
12 Apr 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter I am a little late writing this column. Usually, I try to write something toward the end of the month, but I didn't get it written at the end of March because of two words I had never heard used together before: bomb cyclone. Unless you have been living under a rock the last several weeks, you probably have heard of ...
11 Apr 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- With major storm systems working their way across the Plains, Midwest and South this week, planting may seem a more distant dream than ever. For some farmers, it may be time to start prioritizing some fieldwork over others, crop experts told DTN. "Of the big three -- nitrogen applicat...
11 Apr 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- As African swine fever continues to spread across the world -- most recently showing up in South Africa -- the National Pork Producers Council on Wednesday took the rare step of canceling the industry's World Pork Expo scheduled for June 5-7 in Des Moines, Iowa. The World Organization for Animal Healt...
10 Apr 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Average retail prices for the majority of fertilizers were slightly higher the first week of April 2019, according to retailers surveyed by DTN. This brings to an end a string of several weeks when prices for the majority of fertilizers were lower. Six of the eight major fertilizers were slightly highe...