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1 Feb 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- After more than a year of campaigning, Iowans will get the first crack at choosing the next president with caucuses this evening. Results are expected to start coming in as early as 7:30 p.m. CST, but likely will not be final until far later in the evening. That will be especially true for Democra...
29 Jan 2016
Double cropping soybeans after wheat is a common practice in many states, from Kansas to Maryland and south to the Gulf of Mexico. We typically think of this rotation being planted south of Interstate 70 in the U.S. Pushing the rotation further north puts soybeans at risk of frost damage and reduces the opportunity to make a profit on soybeans. S...
29 Jan 2016
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- AJ Blair won't plant cover crops on his corn, soybean, cattle and hog operation in central Iowa until early fall. Yet the details of how and what he will plant are already running through his mind as he slogs through chores in snowy barnyards this winter. Cover crops require planning, ju...
29 Jan 2016
By Cheryl AndersonDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- To ensure its services meet market needs, the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration is requesting public comments, according to a notice published in the Federal Register on Tuesday. In the notice, GIPSA asked how it can best facilitate the marketing of grains, oilseeds, rice pul...
28 Jan 2016
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA on Thursday announced it is offering funds to help states, local governments and other qualified partners develop wetland mitigation banks to help farmers and ranchers mitigate wetland losses in order to maintain their eligibility for USDA programs. A mitigation bank will allow farmers to buy cre...