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1 Mar 2016
By Lynn Betts Progressive Farmer Contributing Editor Farmers embrace all sorts of technology to enhance efficiencies and productivity. Yet, when it comes to pinpointing a field's fertilizer program, decisions can still largely hinge on a simple metal probe used to collect soil samples. What has changed is the ability to better define areas with s...
29 Feb 2016
By Darin NewsomDTN Senior Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn and wheat inspections were bearish and soybean inspections were neutral in this week's export inspections report, according to DTN Senior Analyst Darin Newsom. Corn weekly export inspections were 29 mb (week ending Thursday, February 25) putting the marketing year total at 581.1 mb. The weekly n...
29 Feb 2016
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter When it comes to soybean yield, TJ Shambaugh's theory is the best defense is a good offense. "I try not to go overboard on inputs, but I don't want to leave any yield out there that I might not be able to catch," said Shambaugh, who farms with his family near Cerro Gordo, Illinois. With that in mind, Shambaugh ...
29 Feb 2016
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The fertilizer industry was left with a black eye following the deadly West, Texas, fertilizer explosion on April 17, 2013. A fertilizer retailer's facility caught fire and stored ammonium nitrate ignited and exploded. Fifteen people were killed, mostly first responders, and another 160 were injured. ...
26 Feb 2016
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ARLINGTON, Va. (DTN) -- Don't look to the oceans to restore commodity prices to their past glory this summer, if World Agricultural Outlook Board meteorologist Harlan Shannon's forecast proves true. A strong El Nino, such as we are experiencing now, takes time to wind down, he told an audience gathered for the ...