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30 Jan 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor DES MOINES (DTN) -- Last week, Louis Dreyfus Co., one of the world's largest ag commodity traders, sold 60,000 metric tons of U.S. soybeans (2.2 million bushels) to a Chinese processor using a digital "blockchain" platform. The sale worked better than even expected. While blockchain is the technology behind cryp...
29 Jan 2018
By Susan Winsor Progressive Farmer Contributing Editor Yield is highly dependent on how crop genetics interact with the environment. That's why changing your tillage system is an influential variable not to be taken lightly, pointed out Dorian Gatchell, independent certified professional agronomist. "So much depends on your individual soils, climat...
29 Jan 2018
By Jim PatricoProgressive Farmer Senior Editor You don't have to talk to JR Breitkreutz for very long to realize that here is a man who loves organization. A quick look around his immaculately clean, 4-year-old shop confirms it. As you enter, you see a long row of low storage cabinets on the left topped with stainless steel for the neatest work sur...
29 Jan 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Michael Stamp, the former owner of Decatur, Michigan-based Stamp Farms LLC, and two of his associates have been indicted on 14 counts of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and making false statements to attain loans and crop insurance, according to an indictment unsealed by a federal district court. A gr...
26 Jan 2018
By Lin TanDTN China Correspondent BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (DTN) -- Argentina's soil fertility is degrading because farmers do not apply enough fertilizer as needed. This problem will affect productivity in the future; in the meantime, this indicates a potential fertilizer market in the country. "About 15% of wheat and corn and 45% of soybean produc...