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7 Jun 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- So your corn crops survived a tough spring -- flooding, saturated soils and cool temperatures. Don't relax just yet. Your crop may be at risk for a host of diseases, nutrient deficiencies and standability issues later in the summer. "Plants that had wet feet for a long time early on ar...
7 Jun 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter ASHLAND, Kan. (DTN) -- The town of Ashland, Kansas, lies along what was once a military road from Fort Dodge (now Dodge City, Kansas) to the north and Fort Supply, Oklahoma, in the Indian Territory to the south. The town of 816 people sits along the road where soldiers and supplies moved nearly 150 years ago. Ashland...
6 Jun 2017
By Karl Stenerson DTN Fertilizer Columnist The following is a breakdown of international and domestic wholesale prices and trends for various fertilizers. AMMONIA International: International ammonia prices have fallen sharply at many supply hubs and delivered price indications on the back of multiple new sales announcements. Improved availabilit...
6 Jun 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor DES MOINES, Iowa (DTN) -- An Iowa senator's fundraising motorcycle ride for veterans on Saturday turned into a rousing rally for President Donald Trump and his first five months in office, as well as a push to get the Senate moving on health-care reform. Republican Sen. Joni Ernst held her third "roast and ride...
6 Jun 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- More than 15 million soybean acres are expected to sport Monsanto's new dicamba-tolerant Xtend trait this year. That's one-sixth of the expected U.S. soybean acreage. Whether you are growing them or not, do you know where they are? This awareness will be important for growers of non-Xte...