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17 Sep 2023
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- The itch to open a field finally got the best of Zachary Grossman this week. The Tina, Missouri, farmer and his family nosed the combine into what they considered one of their driest fields and found corn moisture content still running at 23%. Adjusted yield averaged 130 bushels per acre (bpa). "That field contains the thinne...
17 Sep 2023
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN)-- Here are the Top 5 things the DTN Newsroom is tracking for the week of September 17. Watch for coverage of these and other topics throughout the week on our subscription platforms as well as on DTNPF.com. 1. Harvest reports roll in: You'll find continued harvest reports from the field in our View from the Cab feature as w...
15 Sep 2023
OMAHA (DTN) -- With two weeks left until the current farm bill expires, key players are still floating ideas about what should be in any new farm bill -- and pushing back on ideas as well. Republican staff for the Senate Agriculture Committee are making the case that more farmers would benefit from the $18 billion in conservation spending from the...
14 Sep 2023
OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA's top leader is traveling from event to event this week and announcing new climate funding initiatives as they do so. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will be in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday to announce a $6 million local grant award by the U.S. Forest Service to plant trees as part of the city's continued recovery from a 20...
13 Sep 2023
OMAHA (DTN) -- For the second week in a row, most retail fertilizer prices continued to fall, according to sellers tracked by DTN for the first week of September 2023. All but one of the eight major fertilizers were less expensive compared to last week. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more. Again, the only fertilizer higher was ...