Ten-Day Outlook for Eastern Midwest
Posted by Mike Palmerino , DTN Senior Ag MeteorologistRainfall during the next six to 10 days is expected to average near to above normal over western areas, and near to below normal in the east.
Blogs
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Ag Weather Forum
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Canada Markets
Canada's Soybean Shipments Show August Recovery
Posted by Cliff Jamieson , Canadian Grains AnalystCanada's weekly shipments of soybeans have increased in five of the past six weeks. At 164,000 metric tons, exports for week 1, or the week ending Aug. 11, are the largest weekly volume shipped in the 2019 calendar year.
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An Urban's Rural View
The Great China Debate
Posted by Urban C Lehner , Editor EmeritusForeign policy experts agree the U.S. should get tough with China. They disagree on how tough.
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Market Matters Blog
USACE Running Out of Funds to Continue Critical Dredging Operations
Posted by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis AnalystFlooding in 2019 has been cruel to the Mississippi River and has already cost the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers more money than usual for cleanup at locks and dams cluttered by flooding. Now, they are running out of money for dredging.
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Technically Speaking
DTN's weekly analysis of the grain markets.
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Production Blog
Boots on the Ground
Posted by Pam Smith , Crops Technology EditorThis year heading to the field to pull yield samples confirms there's a lot of variability hiding in this year's crop.
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Fundamentally Speaking
Corn Conditions Seem to Corroborate USDA Yield Projection
Posted by Joel Karlin , DTN Contributing AnalystUsing a simple regression of end of July U.S. crop ratings and the percent that the national yield deviated from the 30-year trend comes up with a figure close to the USDA number of 169.5 bushels per acre.
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Ag Policy Blog
Rural Nebraskans Divided on Immigration, Undocumented Workers
Posted by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy EditorA University of Nebraska poll captures some of the division and nuances in rural America about how immigrants are viewed and the policies for dealing with immigration.
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Ethanol Blog
Ethanol, Agriculture Interests Challenge Provision in E15 Final Rule
Posted by Todd Neeley , DTN Staff ReporterAgriculture and ethanol interests are concerned a provision in the new E15 rule could make it difficult for the future of higher ethanol blends.
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Minding Ag's Business
The Steps to Succession
Posted by Lance Woodbury , DTN Farm Business AdviserEffective transitions require more than planning.
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South America Calling
China Investing in Brazil Ag
Posted by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy EditorAs U.S. farmers hear more troubling news about trade disputes with China, the largest Chinese grain and oilseed company, COFCO, plans to buy more Brazilian soybeans over the next five years and help finance Brazilian farmers to expand production on more than 60 million...
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Editors' Notebook
Letter From a Summer Intern
Posted by Loren Lindler , Editorial InternLoren Lindler, a student at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, shares how she spent a summer internship with DTN/Progressive Farmer.
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MachineryLink
UNL Tractor Team Wins International Competition
Posted by Russ Quinn , DTN Staff ReporterThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln quarter-scale tractor A-team recently took home top honors at the International Quarter-Scale Student Design Competition in Peoria, Illinois.
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Sort & Cull
Meeting Meatless Meat in the Middle
Posted by Cheri Zagurski , DTN Associate EditorDTN Associate Editor Cheri Zagurski has an idea about what to call meatless meat products.