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24 Jan 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Fertilizer prices have been trending higher for several months now, and that trend continued this week with prices of all eight major fertilizers moving higher, according to retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN for the second week of Jan. 2019. While all fertilizers were higher compared to last mon...
23 Jan 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA will reopen all of its Farm Service Agency offices starting Thursday to provide a longer list of services for farmers. In an announcement Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said USDA will temporarily recall more than 9,700 FSA employees to operate offices. FSA employees are not rece...
23 Jan 2019
By Lance WoodburyDTN Farm Business Adviser Twice in the last month, I've come across the French word "terroir." Pronounced "tare-war," the word refers to the environment, especially the region, soil and climate in which a wine grape is produced. The concept is uniquely integrated into the marketing of wines; a Burgundy, Bordeaux or Champagne wine, ...
23 Jan 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The change in direction for Bunge Limited continued Tuesday as the commodity giant announced Greg Heckman, former president and CEO of Gavilon Group, would take over as acting CEO of Bunge. In announcing its leadership change, Bunge also highlighted that its profitability would be lower for the f...
22 Jan 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Nebraska companies signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesia's trade minister on Friday to sell more Nebraska-sourced soybeans to the country. Nebraska leaders held a series of events with a trade delegation from Indonesia led by that country's Minister of Trade Enggartiasto Lukita and A...