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5 Sep 2018
By Elizabeth WilliamsDTN Special Correspondent INDIANOLA, Iowa (DTN) -- No family wants to end up in court arguing over how inherited farmland will be divided. It's even more discouraging when one owner wants to keep the land, but the court orders all the owners to sell. Iowa just passed a law in 2018 that allows a way to equalize the property with...
4 Sep 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers face tough nutrient management decisions as the fall fertilizer application season rapidly approaches. Issues with tight crop margins and possible uncooperative weather cause nutrient losses will factor into whether fall application is a logical option or not, according to nutrient specialists....
4 Sep 2018
By Lori CullerDTN HR Columnist Like too many cooks in the kitchen, if you dig deep into your operation, you may notice multiple family members across multiple generations are creating costly implications for the farm. These can range from lost time, to errors and common mistakes, to confusion and employee turnover. Over half of the farms we interac...
4 Sep 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The attorneys general of 15 states are waiting to see if the U.S. Supreme Court will take up a pair of cases by Missouri and Indiana against California and Massachusetts over what they see as a violation of interstate commerce by trying to regulate agricultural production in other states. Missour...
31 Aug 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- One week in, and the corn harvest in northeastern Oklahoma has already brought bad news. "Aflatoxin has showed its dirty face," said Zack Rendel, who farms near Miami, Oklahoma. "We thought we were doing really good -- decent looking corn that isn't showing much drought stress. But everyb...