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6 Nov 2018
By Victoria G. MyersProgressive Farmer Senior Editor The Woolfolk name may be best known in cattle circles where the Tennessee family has a reputation for high-quality registered Herefords. But, there's more than cattle to this 153-year-old Century Farm. Most of the locals around Jackson know the Woolfolks as hay farmers. Scott Woolfolk and dad, Jo...
6 Nov 2018
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. farmers logged another week of double-digit gains in the corn and soybean harvest last week, USDA's National Ag Statistics Service said in its weekly Crop Progress report on Monday. As of Sunday, Nov. 4, 83% of the nation's soybeans were harvested, up 11 percentage points from the previous we...
5 Nov 2018
By Todd HultmanDTN Analyst Writing on Thursday evening, I have to pause and reflect on several significant market events that have already happened this week. First, Brazil elected 63 year old Jair Bolsonaro as their new president, a candidate that The U.K.'s Telegraph dubbed as the "Trump of the Tropics." Yes, Mr. Bolsonaro the candidate sounded a...
5 Nov 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- EPA's announcement of new dicamba regulations comes at a time when states' ability to restrict this kind of federal pesticide label may be under threat. In the past, states have used section 24(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), to pass more restrictiv...
5 Nov 2018
OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. Census Bureau said Friday that U.S. exports of goods and services totaled $212.6 billion in September, up $3.1 billion from August. Imports totaled $266.6 billion, up $3.8 billion on the month. The resulting trade deficit of $54.0 billion for September was up from $53.3 billion in August. USDA later provided more details for...