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8 Sep 2016
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst I know to what exact degree 21 grain market analysts were surprised Monday morning by USDA's September prognostications about the size of the 2016 corn and soybean crop. I know whether they were surprised at those numbers being too high or too low, and I know whether they were more surprised by the soybean esti...
8 Sep 2016
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN the last week of August 2016 continued to show significant declines for the fourth consecutive week. All eight major fertilizers slid lower compared to a month earlier, and all but one fertilizer have seen significant price drops. UAN28 and UAN32 were 9% less exp...
8 Sep 2016
By Pam SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Peel back a few husks if you live in western bean cutworm country. Entomologists and farmers are reporting higher-than-normal numbers of these caterpillar pests in the ears of both Bt and non-Bt corn hybrids this year. The kernel damage can open the ear up to molds ...
7 Sep 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Could salmon or shrimp be the new market opportunities for farmers in the Midwest? An Iowa startup is seeking investors and raising funds to build a fish farm in the state that could potentially produce as much as 5.3 million pounds of salmon a year. Inland Sea, started by a father and son, is ho...
7 Sep 2016
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Ah, fall. Corn is drying down, soybeans will soon drop their leaves and pumpkin spice latte photos will clutter your Twitter feed. Don't forget about the less savory September surprises -- ear and stalk rots silently spoiling a hard-earned corn crop. "It's something we want to watch fo...