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10 Oct 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- The next time you head to the fields to check if they are harvest-ready, consider bringing a soil probe along to test for soybean cyst nematode (SCN). The SCN Coalition, which first launched in 1997, is urging growers to put SCN back on their priority list -- and the first step is testin...
9 Oct 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Casey Schuhmacher wants to do the best job he can feeding cattle while limiting feed costs. With soybean prices low, thanks to large global stocks and recent U.S.-China trade disputes, the Chadron, Nebraska cow-calf and stocker producer has considered adding soybeans to some cattle rations. "I have loo...
9 Oct 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Even as wet weather stalls the 2018 corn and soybean harvest in parts of the Midwest, many farmers have their eyes on 2019 seed selection. "It does seem early to be picking out seed, but the seed companies offer some good discounts if you book now," explained Justin Honebrink, a farmer f...
9 Oct 2018
By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor And Todd Neeley DTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Leading into President Donald Trump's trip to Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Tuesday, a senior White House official said Tuesday that the president has directed the Environmental Protection Agency to create a new rule allowing year-round sales of 15% ethanol blends....
8 Oct 2018
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst One month ago in this column, I explained how one of the surprises of China's tariff on U.S. soybeans was that U.S. soybean exports actually increased in the month of July, from 85.2 million bushels (mb) in 2017 to 125.9 mb this year. China's imports dropped, as we all expected, but several other countries stepped in and ...