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1 Apr 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- With March limping out like a drenched little lamb, the window for corn planting is opening up in some parts of the country. In the inevitable rush to get fields prepped, sprayed and fertilized, some growers might be tempted to push corn planting as close to anhydrous ammonia application...
1 Apr 2019
By Lin TanDTN China Correspondent BEIJING (DTN) -- China's Ministry of Agriculture said last week that African swine fever (ASF) was tentatively under control. But the ag industry believes that the situation is much worse than what the government reported, and the impact of ASF on China's hog industry may last for a long time. In a national video c...
1 Apr 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WATSON, Mo. (DTN) -- Missouri farmers and officials see greater risks for more flooding as spring continues, but they also want to see some long-term systemic changes in flood control on the Missouri River. Tom Waters, chairman of the Missouri Levee and Drainage District Association, was among those who met T...
29 Mar 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- The summary of Kyle Krier's 2018 crop season was one of wacky weather. The frequent rains that found his central Kansas farm kept him scrambling and provided plenty of fodder for weekly reports to DTN. For the past 14 years, DTN's View from the Cab series has encou...
29 Mar 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Among the frustrations right now in selling commodities such as soybeans to China is that officials in the country are only allowing government-owned businesses to buy commodities, which is one of the main ways Chinese officials keep close restrictions on the market. Lindsay Greiner, president of...