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Rising Production Costs Temper 2021 Successes – DTN Nov 1, 2021
It should be a celebratory fall for Justin Honebrink. To his relief, the west-central Minnesota farmer is harvesting unexpectedly average crops, after August rains breathed life back into his drought-stressed […]
Midwest: 2020 Digital Yield Tour Begins on Positive Note – DTN Aug 11, 2020
Beneficial planting conditions, favorable temperatures and timely doses of rain could help corn and soybean growers in Nebraska and South Dakota achieve record yields in 2020, according to the first […]
Rural Internet: Coronavirus Highlights Lack of Broadband – DTN May 28, 2020
When Karen Eifert Jones had to complete online training to spray dicamba herbicide this spring, she ended up doing it on her cell phone from the driveway of her mother’s […]
Midwest Farmer Commentary: Corn Harvest, Other Challenges in 2019 – DTN Jan 8, 2020
As the calendar turned to 2020, corn harvest in the U.S. was not 100% complete. In the last weekly Crop Progress report for 2019, USDA reported that as of Dec. […]
Midwest: Mostly Average Yields, Harvest Delays Continue – DTN Nov 4, 2019
Forget the old fable about the turtle beating the rabbit. “Slow and steady” may finish the race this year, but it probably won’t win it. Oh, and the turtle is […]
Field Crop Roundup – Tough Spring Alters Planting Prospects – DTN Apr 5, 2019
This is the kind of spring that builds character. “We received 4.6 inches of rain in March,” said Illinois farmer John Werries. “The morning of April 1, it was 28 […]
Planting Decisions Ongoing – Snow, Rain Delay Field Work – DTN Mar 1, 2019
With snow blanketing large swaths of the Midwest, and rains drenching parts of the South, it can be hard to imagine how the country’s frigid, soaked fields will ever be […]
Future Farmers of America – Making a Comeback in Nebraska School – DTN Jun 19, 2018
There’s no reason to be blue about FFA. In fact, it appears the national student organization, along with its iconic blue corduroy jacket, is making a comeback. The nation’s largest […]
