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9 Sep 2016
By Darin NewsomDTN Senior Analyst At first glance, pre-report estimates for USDA's September Crop Production and Supply and Demand reports don't show anything overly shocking. Garnering the most attention will be yield and production estimates for corn and soybeans. And there we see a slight decrease in corn offset by small increases for soybeans. ...
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...