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5 Mar 2018
By Mary KennedyDTN Basis Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- The average distillers dried grain (DDG) spot price from the 39 locations where DTN collected bids was $151 for the week ended March 1, up 3 cents on average versus a week ago. Based on the average of bids collected by DTN, the value of DDG relative to corn for the week ended March 1 was at 111.63%, a...
5 Mar 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Hay prices across the Midwest are considerably higher compared to last year at the same time and could climb even higher in the next couple months. Several factors, including lower yields during last year's growing season and higher demand this winter, are behind the rising prices, experts say. Prices...
2 Mar 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- In a so-called grand bargain -- ethanol receives year-round E15 sales in exchange for a cap on the price of biofuel credits at 10 cents -- ethanol, biodiesel and other advanced biofuels would likely lose market gains, a new analysis shows. Scott Irwin, an agriculture economist at the University of Ill...
2 Mar 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- "Start clean; stay clean." That's the mantra University of Nebraska weed scientist Greg Kruger wants running through every grower's head this spring. Herbicide resistance has made many spring weeds difficult to reign in once they get a foothold in your fields, Kruger said. Growers who m...
2 Mar 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor ANAHEIM, Calif. (DTN) -- As the Commodity Classic show and expo wrapped up, farmers walked away worried they were seeing demand being undercut for both corn and soybeans because of different policy choices. Farmers were again watching actions at the White House throughout Thursday. Leaders of the American Soybe...