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20 Mar 2018
By Jim PatricoProgressive Farmer Contributing Editor Training in proper spray techniques has never been more important. Once upon a time, a spray rig wasn't much more sophisticated than a garden sprinkler towed behind a lawn tractor. Unfold the boom, climb on and spray. Not so these days. Today's self-propelled sprayers have more computing power th...
20 Mar 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst Similar to the excitement surrounding the spring home opener for your favorite professional baseball team, river terminals in the Upper Mississippi River (UMR) are also excited to see the sleeping river wake up after a long winter and once again fill up with barges. It's also good news for grain and feed shipp...
19 Mar 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. rice, cranberries, sweet corn, orange juice, kidney beans, peanut butter, tobacco and whiskey are among the agricultural products listed by the European Union to face retaliatory tariffs in Europe due to the Trump administration's push for tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The European C...
19 Mar 2018
By Lance WoodburyDTN Farm Business Adviser When family business members talk about management succession, the discussion often focuses on the handoff of tasks and responsibilities, and decisions from one generation to the next, as well as the capabilities and readiness of a younger generation to assume a leadership position. But, when it comes to a...
16 Mar 2018
By Bryce AndersonDTN Senior Ag Meteorologist OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers in the Midwest could be in for a slow start to the row-crop planting season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 2018 spring forecast suggests. The agency's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) is calling for spring temperatures to run at or below normal over muc...