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15 Aug 2017
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor Jill Lambert cradles the phone between shoulder and ear while a John Deere tech rep talks her through a repair that has stalled planter operations. Uncle Gary has already tried his hand at the fix, but she's determined. Daylight is burning, soil conditions are perfect, and the season for ge...
15 Aug 2017
By Jim PatricoProgressive Farmer Senior Editor MERIDA, Mexico (DTN) -- After last week's brush with Tropical Storm Franklin, talk of NAFTA renegotiations returned to the docks and trading offices in the state of Yucatan on Mexico's Gulf Coast. Shippers and receivers of U.S. grain there have long relied on tariff-free trade to build their businesses...
15 Aug 2017
By Mary KennedyDTN Basis Analyst The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) officially announced on Aug. 4 that members voted to ratify a three-year extension of its master labor contract. The contract extension between the ILWU and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) representing port terminals and carrier employers is expected to provi...
14 Aug 2017
By Alan BruglerDTN Contributing Analyst In a ballgame eerily similar to last year, USDA threw a curve ball at the corn market Thursday. But unlike last August when the bulls were able to hit that bearish offering and close higher, this year they clearly swung and missed. Traders had been expecting a national average corn yield in the 166-bushel-pe...
14 Aug 2017
By Gregg HillyerProgressive Farmer Editor In Chief Matt Tiefenbrun loves to talk turkey. And why not? Since he and his wife, Eleanor, established Buttonwood Farm in 2010, their pasture-raised poultry operation has seen impressive growth -- from 75 turkeys and 400 chickens to 4,000 turkeys and 55,000 broilers/3,500 laying hens -- in seven short yea...