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11 Sep 2018
By Karl Stenerson Market Reporter - Fertecon Informa Agribusiness Intelligence Here is a breakdown of wholesale prices and trends of the various fertilizers: AMMONIA International: Global ammonia prices continued their upward march this past month. The firm market is still built largely on a run of outages and turnarounds that continue to dog produ...
10 Sep 2018
By Rod Mauszycki DTN Tax Columnist Land is arguably a farmer's most important asset. Land provides the farmer with the canvas on which he uses his skills to grow crops or raise livestock. It is also the primary tool for transition and retirement planning. Often, the next generation comes into the farm operation by renting or purchasing their parent...
10 Sep 2018
By Bryce AndersonDTN Senior Ag Meteorologist OMAHA (DTN) -- So much for early harvest. Corn and soybean progress shows maturity and ripening phases running at least a week ahead of average. However, heavy rain and flooding hit the western Midwest during the late August-early September period. In the western Midwest, rainfall of two to ten inches f...
10 Sep 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- As combines slowly start rolling in parts of the Corn Belt, many farmers are expecting a big crop -- and some are worried about where it might go. "All my worries revolve around trade right now," said northwest Iowa farmer Jay Magnussen, who -- with harvest looming and cattle to tend -- ...
7 Sep 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continue to vary, according to data tracked by DTN for the first week of Sept. 2018. While last week the majority of fertilizer prices were lower, compared to the previous month, this week most fertilizers are again higher, showing a slight increase in price looking back to las...