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Hope, Pastures Return

19 Jun 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter CANADIAN, Texas (DTN) -- Steve Rader's pastures lay charcoal black, dead cattle strewn across the horizon, with several burnt carcasses lined up along damaged fences. Despite rainfall in the days following the March 6 wildfires, a persistently strong Texas Panhandle wind stirred up black soot and dust, leaving some ...

Give It the N Test

19 Jun 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Nitrogen deficiencies can kill a yield. Visual evaluations of just how much nitrogen (N) is left are inaccurate enough to hurt the pocketbook. Soil and tissue tests can determine how much nitrogen is present, how much has been lost and how much should be applied. With sidedressing season in full swing,...

Dr. Dan Talks Agronomy

19 Jun 2017
By Daniel DavidsonDTN Contributing Agronomist One of the many benefits promised by cover crops is their potential to scavenge nitrogen from the soil in the fall, winter and early spring and in doing so lessen nitrogen (N) leaching. However, covers crops, particularly those high in carbon, can also temporarily tie up nitrogen as their residue decom...

Hope, Pastures Return

16 Jun 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter CANADIAN, Texas (DTN) -- Steve Rader's pastures lay charcoal black, dead cattle strewn across the horizon, with several burnt carcasses lined up along damaged fences. Despite rainfall in the days following the March 6 wildfires, a persistently strong Texas Panhandle wind stirred up black soot and dust, leaving some ...

Rural America Focus

16 Jun 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter WASHINGTON, D.C. (DTN) -- How complicated is the path toward prosperity in rural America? Pretty darn complex, if the staffing of President Donald Trump's new Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force is any indication. The 25-person task force contains members from 23 different government departments and co...
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