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28 Mar 2018
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst Shortly after Christmas of 2016, I wrote a column, "Soybeans' Gathering Storm," which anticipated what might happen if newly elected President Donald Trump followed up on his campaign promises to get tough with China on trade (https://bit.ly/…). It took another year for trade tensions to build, but it seems clear that the...
27 Mar 2018
By Becky MillsProgressive Farmer Contributing Editor If you want proof Keith Tuck's rotational-grazing system works, take a look at his hay equipment. Oh, wait. It's gone. He sold it in 2016. "It was a hard decision to make," the Moneta, Virginia, cattleman, admits. "My hay equipment sat there for two years before I took the plunge. But, it is a wh...
27 Mar 2018
By Lin TanDTN China Correspondent WUHAN, Hubei Province, China (DTN) -- On a trip last week from Beijing to south China, a visiting Iowa Soybean Association delegation sought to ease concerns about possible Chinese tariffs on soybeans and to emphasize shared benefits of trade. "We're hopeful the rhetoric between the politicians isn't too damaging a...
27 Mar 2018
By Des KellerProgressive Farmer Contributing Editor Dave Albin has a strong motivation to ensure his family's six-generation Illinois farm continues for decades to come. In doing so, he tries to make the farm as productive as possible for their operation as well as their landowners. To that end, Albin has embarked on the relatively uncommon strateg...
26 Mar 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Southern Plains farmers don't need a crystal ball to tell them what their biggest challenge will be during the upcoming forage-growing season. Every year, it boils down to the same thing: moisture. "Moisture, or lack thereof, is always our biggest struggle it seems like," Jay Leeper, who farms near Alv...