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16 Jun 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- It did not take long for the first boxes of U.S. beef to get shipped to mainland China. With a little fanfare from Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, the packing plant Greater Omaha Packing sent the first load of boxed beef from Omaha to China on Wednesday after 14 years of being shut out of the market...
15 Jun 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Dow AgroSciences' Enlist weed control system continued its path toward full commercialization Wednesday after China granted import approval to its corn trait. Corn hybrids with the Enlist trait, which grants tolerance to 2,4-D choline and glyphosate, will now be available for planting i...
15 Jun 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- If you're experiencing a little whiplash right now, you're not alone. Less than two weeks ago, Illinois farmer John Werries was patching in soybeans over 500 acres, thanks to one of the wettest months of May on record. This week, he's watching his corn roll into spiky little pineapple le...
15 Jun 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Average retail fertilizer prices continued to see little movement the first week of June 2017, according to fertilizer retailers surveyed by DTN. Of the eight major fertilizers, half were slightly higher in price compared to a month prior. These were DAP, MAP, potash and UAN28. DAP had an average pric...
14 Jun 2017
By Richard OswaldDTN Special Correspondent LANGDON, Mo. (DTN) -- "We had a couple showers go through Wednesday and Friday, but (rain amounts) were not measurable" is how DTN View From the Cab farmer Brent Judisch of Cedar Falls, Iowa, summed up precipitation at his farm last week. Brent told DTN late Sunday evening "it was a boring week." That re...