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5 Apr 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- In the push to draft the 2014 farm bill, leaders in the cotton industry agreed to pull cotton out of farm-bill commodity programs only to quickly discover that was a grave mistake for the industry. Increased stocks in countries such as China dragged down U.S. cotton prices and acres, especially i...
5 Apr 2017
By Richard OswaldDTN Special Correspondent LANGDON, Mo. (DTN) -- Sixth-generation farmer Zack Rendel of Miami, Oklahoma, was bitten by the farming bug at an early age. "I was 7 when I first ran a piece of equipment. It was an old 95 John Deere combine. We had three 95s, a 6620 and a 4420 all in the same field, and occasionally a 4435. People say w...
5 Apr 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The USDA will open conservation reserve program lands to emergency grazing in response to wildfires in parts of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas in March, according to a news release Tuesday. In recent weeks farm communities across the Midwest have come to the rescue for farmers and ranchers, sending many t...
4 Apr 2017
By Karl Stenerson DTN Fertilizer Columnist Here is a breakdown of international and domestic wholesale prices and trends by the various fertilizers: AMMONIA International: The international ammonia market continued to firm during March with uplifts as high as $50 recorded in the spot prices in the Middle East while most global ammonia price indices...
4 Apr 2017
By Anthony Greder DTN Managing Editor and Russ Quinn DTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Cotton, sorghum and rice planting are slightly ahead of last year's pace, while oats planting is even with last year, according to USDA's first weekly Crop Progress report issued Monday. For the week ended April 2, 2016, sorghum was 15% planted, compared to 13% ...