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2 Nov 2018
By Dan MillerProgressive Farmer Senior EditorandClaire VathProgressive Farmer Contributing Editor Matt Danner climbed into one of a pair of John Deere S680s the family farm ran for the 2018 harvest. From the high perch of his combine cab, Danner cut through a "very good" corn crop knowing well, that by wider measures, the fall's farm economy is sta...
2 Nov 2018
By Katie DehlingerDTN Farm Business Editor MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- USDA's long-term projections through 2028 show corn acreage gaining ground in 2019, jumping to 92 million acres, and hovering near that level over the next decade. Soybean acreage is expected to fall to 82.5 million acres in 2019 and 2020 before slowly gaining acreage through ...
1 Nov 2018
By Pamela SmithCrops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection agency has announced it has extended the registration for dicamba herbicides for over-the-top use in Roundup Ready Xtend crops for an additional two years. At the same time, the agency also handed down more label requirements for using XtendiMax, FeXapa...
1 Nov 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- With some harvests lagging and November afoot, there is a strong temptation to race to the field with fertilizer applications as soon as a crop is out. Stay calm, watch the weather and prioritize carefully, urged a group of fertilizer specialists during a University of Minnesota Nutrien...
1 Nov 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The new North American free trade agreement, once ratified, will provide a bump in U.S. agricultural exports. But an analysis released Wednesday by the Farm Foundation shows those trade gains are overwhelmed by lost exports due to retaliatory tariffs. Farm Foundation contracted with economists at...