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19 Jul 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Bad news, crop scouts. As the heat and humidity cranks upward, crop experts are urging growers to walk corn and soybean fields more often than ever in the coming days and weeks. "Not letting the insects stage a sneak attack on you and build up for next year is really important," noted ...
19 Jul 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- So far, most employees at the Economic Research Service and the National Institute for Food and Agriculture are not making the move to Kansas City as part a reorganization. As a result, some members of the Senate Agriculture Committee are raising concerns about what may be a daunting task in replacing...
18 Jul 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor PRINCETON, Ind. (DTN) -- On one side of the southwestern Indiana country road, the corn is tasseling. Ear size appeared set at 16 rows around and pollination was underway. Directly across the road, a field planted one day later looks as if it is having the corny equivalent of a bad hair ...
18 Jul 2019
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst Here's a story about averages, to illustrate the dangers of using this statistical tool: Two pheasant hunters were walking through the prairie and flushed a big rooster. The first hunter took a shot but his pellets all flew five feet too far to the right. The second hunter also took a shot, but his pellets all ...
18 Jul 2019
By Matt WildeProgressive Farmer Editor COLUMBIA, Mo. (DTN) -- University of Missouri (Mizzou) research has shown that soybeans entering the reproductive phase are most vulnerable to injury from dicamba. That reproductive time is now across the major production areas, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Crop Progress and c...