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16 Sep 2016
By Daniel DavidsonDTN Contributing Agronomist The now-famous Clairol commercial used to ask: "Does she or doesn't she?" Today, agriculture's version of that theme could be applied to fall nitrogen applications: "Should you or shouldn't you?" It's never been more important to better manage nitrogen (N). With commodity prices down, farmers should be...
16 Sep 2016
By Elizabeth WilliamsDTN Special Correspondent OMAHA (DTN) -- Are we talking the same language? Curt Steinhorst with the Center for Generational Kinetics, in Austin, Texas, doesn't think so. When he surveyed a crowd of farmers, ranchers and lenders at a recent forum sponsored by Farm Credit Services of America, he asked at what age do you think a ...
16 Sep 2016
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (DTN) -- With lower commodity prices and high yields on the horizon, some grain could be in bins longer than normal. That stored grain will require diligent management and regular monitoring to keep it in good condition, grain storage experts remind farmers. Proper management is essential as grai...
15 Sep 2016
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The National Farmers Union is calling on Congress to pass disaster aid and consider starting work early on a new farm bill as they and other ag leaders seek to draw more attention to the state of the farm economy. Roger Johnson, president of the National Farmers Union, said in a phone inter...
15 Sep 2016
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Russ Higgins wasn't even looking for diseases when he stumbled across an exotic tropical corn fungus in a northern Illinois corn field this year. The University of Illinois Extension educator was hunting for rootworm beetles in early September in LaSalle County when he noticed the distin...