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12 Feb 2018
By Lori CullerDTN HR Columnist Having a website and social media pages isn't just for larger organizations -- farms of all sizes can benefit. Whether you're looking to hire additional labor, securing more land to rent or wanting to obtain new credit or financing, having a healthy presence on the internet helps you build relationships and showcases...
9 Feb 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA, (DTN) -- The federal government shutdown briefly early Friday morning before the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives voted to approve a much-criticized spending bill that includes some key agricultural programs. The budget agreement includes provisions for dairy and cotton farmers that will boost the...
8 Feb 2018
By Dan MillerProgressive Farmer Senior Editor It's not a rare sight for the lights to be burning late as Quint Pottinger stacks another pallet of 50-pound bags of corn -- filling, weighing and sewing each bag closed. From the modest-sized shop where Quint has installed a grain cleaner, bagger and certified floor scale, his Affinity Farms-labeled co...
8 Feb 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The retail fertilizer market appears to be stuck on replay, as average prices for most fertilizers moved higher again the last week of January 2018, according to retailers surveyed by DTN. All but one of the eight major fertilizers were higher compared to a month earlier. One difference from previous w...
8 Feb 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- There were a number of reasons that East Coast refiner Philadelphia Energy Solutions filed for Chapter 11 protection, and despite the company's claims, the costs to comply with the Renewable Fuel Standard was the least among them, according to a memorandum released on Tuesday by Sen. Charles Grassley,...