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24 Oct 2016
By Lori Leonard Reyman DTN/The Progressive Farmer Contributing Editor Jack and Beverly Sparrowks' California cattle operation is a perfect example of how it's not only possible, but practical, to protect land while profiting from it. "This is a really pretty area and a very productive agricultural region," Beverly Sparrowk said. But this normally...
24 Oct 2016
By Bryce AndersonDTN Senior Ag Meteorologist OMAHA (DTN) -- The winter 2016-17 forecast issued by the NOAA Climate Prediction Center (CPC) this week took note of the projected influence of La Nina in the Pacific Ocean, stating that if we see a La Nina, it will be a weak one. La Nina is the term used to identify the occurrence of widespread cooler-...
24 Oct 2016
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst Farmers have many marketing options for their new-crop harvest. Usually the first choice is to keep the crop at home if there is enough bin space, or even bag the crop rather than sell at lower harvest prices. Local elevators will offer various contract options to help them market their grain if they need to m...
21 Oct 2016
By Lance WoodburyDTN Farm Business Adviser In a recent article, I suggested that land was a special part of a farm or ranch family's legacy. Land provides multiple benefits to families, communities and societies, it connects people to one another, and it offers a sense of history through stories and experiences anchored in a particular place. In s...
21 Oct 2016
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- It's not every day that the government comes a-callin', so when the Washington, D.C., phone number popped up on his cellphone on September 28, Illinois farmer Matt Foes couldn't resist answering. He's glad he did -- the phone call was from the Department of Justice, and they wanted to k...