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19 Dec 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (DTN) -- The popularity of micronutrients in crop production has risen in recent years as farmers strive to get more out of every acre. While an increasing amount of micronutrients have been applied in recent years, more could be used to assure crops maximize their nutrient needs, according to an i...
19 Dec 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- They were found dead in front yards and in cars on the streets of rural Jackson County, West Virginia. Between 2006 and 2008, 16 people -- age 26 and younger -- overdosed on prescription painkillers. The county of 29,000 people north of Charleston saw a side of itself many people didn't know existed. ...
18 Dec 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The second check is in the mail. USDA announced Monday afternoon that "at the direction of President Donald J. Trump," the second "and final round" of trade aid payments under the Market Facilitation Program will be issued. Farmers who grow commodity crops will collect a second payment based on ...
18 Dec 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Pandora's box was an artifact from Greek mythology. In Greek poet Hesiod's "Works and Days," Pandora's box was a large jar given to Pandora that contained all of the world's evils. She unleashed it all when she opened the jar. Only hope was left inside the jar. Communities across the country are looki...
18 Dec 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Talking to Iowa soybean farmers last week about the 2018 farm bill, Deputy Secretary Steve Censky briefly mentioned their new potential cash crop. "You guys are all hemp farmers now," Censky said to a mix of cheers and chuckles. "Great to see that in there (the farm bill)." Legal hemp is all the ...