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10 Oct 2018
By Brian Ethridge DTN Marketing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- In spite of rain, the U.S. corn harvest has pushed forward, USDA's National Ag Statistics Service said in its weekly Crop Progress report on Tuesday, which was delayed a day due to Columbus Day. As of Sunday, Oct. 7, 34% of corn was harvested nationwide, 8 percentage points ahead of the average ...
10 Oct 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- As President Donald Trump headed to Iowa late Tuesday to announce year-round E15 and campaign for Iowa Republicans, there were questions over when EPA would propose such a rule and the expected legal challenges from biofuel critics. Trump talked to reporters outside the White House about a range ...
10 Oct 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- The next time you head to the fields to check if they are harvest-ready, consider bringing a soil probe along to test for soybean cyst nematode (SCN). The SCN Coalition, which first launched in 1997, is urging growers to put SCN back on their priority list -- and the first step is testin...
9 Oct 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Casey Schuhmacher wants to do the best job he can feeding cattle while limiting feed costs. With soybean prices low, thanks to large global stocks and recent U.S.-China trade disputes, the Chadron, Nebraska cow-calf and stocker producer has considered adding soybeans to some cattle rations. "I have loo...
9 Oct 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Even as wet weather stalls the 2018 corn and soybean harvest in parts of the Midwest, many farmers have their eyes on 2019 seed selection. "It does seem early to be picking out seed, but the seed companies offer some good discounts if you book now," explained Justin Honebrink, a farmer f...