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13 Sep 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst The trade war between the U.S. and China has now gone on for over two months, and while recent reports say there are expectations for another meeting "soon," between the two countries, no meeting has been officially announced. Now, with President Donald Trump planning to impose new tariffs on about $200 billio...
13 Sep 2018
By Katie DehlingerDTN Farm Business Editor This article was originally posted at 11:03 a.m. It was updated at 11:41 a.m. ** MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. -- Big crops keep getting bigger, according to USDA's latest yield estimates. The agency's forecast for corn yields increased by 2.9 bushels per acre while soybean yields grew by 1.2 bpa. The national aver...
12 Sep 2018
By Anthony GrederDTN Markets Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- In its first corn harvest report of the season, USDA's National Ag Statistics Service estimated that 5% of the U.S. crop was harvested as of Sunday, Sept. 9, slightly ahead of the five-year average, according to the agency's weekly Crop Progress report released Tuesday. The report is normally relea...
12 Sep 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter LEWIS, Iowa (DTN) -- Soybeans farmers in southwestern Iowa are engaged in a frustrating battle with a new pest called soybean gall midge. Last week concerned growers gathered at the Iowa State University (ISU) Armstrong Research Farm near Lewis, Iowa, to learn more about the insect. Erin Hodgson, ISU Extension entom...
11 Sep 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst The drought-stricken spring wheat harvest of 2017 is now a distant memory, as farmers overall reported a decent harvest in 2018. But some did face roadblocks along the way. Farmers in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and northwest Minnesota had to wait for the late-spring snow to melt and the ground to tha...