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23 Nov 2016
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst Well, folks, I'm back in the drone-owning community! Many readers will remember that I lost my first little unmanned aerial system (UAS) in an ocean of prairie grass when a sudden wind shear took it outside of signaling range. I know that people remember this, because people still ask me about it all the time:...
22 Nov 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn and soybean futures are facing some downside price risks that should cause farmers to take a look at risk management strategies such as put options to prevent a downward spiral. If you disregard the possibility of so-called "black swan" events, corn and soybean farmers could see prices fall...
22 Nov 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Iowa's congressional delegation already is asking President-elect Donald Trump to eliminate the waters of the United States rule, which is now tied up in federal court. A number of court challenges are expected to play out in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati in 2017, as or...
22 Nov 2016
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst As the saying goes, "Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then." That's how I felt this weekend after researching corn prices. It all started last Wednesday when I ran across an article by investment consultant Gary Antonacci, which showed numerous benefits from a simple trend-following approach he applied to a w...
21 Nov 2016
If you take a good look at the chart accompanying this column, you will see that the weekly DTN National Average Basis last week continues to hover well below average five-year values. It started out the new-crop year slightly above the minimum five-year average, but took a turn for the worse before the end of June and has never recovered. Simply p...