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13 Dec 2023
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- The massive ongoing effort to reduce nutrient runoff across multiple states in the Mississippi River basin is beginning to pay off, according to a new EPA report to Congress on the work of the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force. Most notably, the task force said the basin has reduced nutrient runof...
13 Dec 2023
OMAHA (DTN) -- Average retail fertilizer prices continued to be mixed in the first week of December 2023, according to sellers surveyed by DTN. Prices for five of the eight major fertilizers were lower than last month, while prices for the remaining three fertilizers were slightly higher. Two fertilizers had a notable price move compared to last mo...
12 Dec 2023
OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. agriculture and other sectors of the American economy will need to prepare for more trade tensions and likely retaliation from China if Congress follows through on a sweeping set of recommendations to "reset" the relationship between the two countries. The Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States a...
12 Dec 2023
Seeing the next generation return to work on the family farm or ranch is a significant source of pride. The young person or couple coming back to eventually take over represents years of hope and anticipation, a culmination of financial investment and sweat equity. Parents and grandparents experience a deep sense of satisfaction knowing a family me...
12 Dec 2023
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (DTN) -- The National Sorghum Producers announced the winners of the 2023 National Sorghum Yield Contest on Dec. 12: Chris Santini of Stewartsville, New Jersey, was named this year's Bin Buster Award recipient, producing sorghum in a no-till production system yielding 221.75 bushels per acre (bpa). She bested her husband, Santin...