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    Expect Resistance Ahead

    • With no major changes to Bt rootworm management by farmers or industry, resistance to pyramided Bt corn hybrids has worsened in the past few years. (DTN photo by Pamela Smith)

      Rootworm Resistance to Bt Pyramids is on the Rise -- With No Relief in Sight

      11/15/2018 | 9:30 AM CST

      One Iowa group is working to make resistance management strategies a real option for corn growers -- rather than merely an academic exercise.

    • DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends

      Anhydrous Leads Fertilizer Prices Higher

      11/14/2018 | 6:29 AM CST

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      Modified Atmospheres

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      Wheat Grower Breaches 200-Bushel Barrier in 2018 Wheat Yield Contest

      11/12/2018 | 10:09 AM CST
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    R-CALF USA to Sue Beef Councils

    • A federal judge in Montana allowed R-CALF USA to sut at least thirteen state beef councils. (DTN file photo)

      USDA Prevented from Compelling Ranchers to Pay for Other's Speech

      11/12/2018 | 6:52 AM CST

      The federal district court in Montana granted the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers (R-CALF USA) a motion to expand its...

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      Banding Challenge

      11/12/2018 | 6:36 AM CST

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      The First Next Step

      11/12/2018 | 6:21 AM CST

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      Hiring Military Veterans for the Farm

      11/12/2018 | 6:07 AM CST
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    Tariffs: A Rock and a Hard Place

    • Dennis Slater (left), president of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, and Leif Magnusson, president of CLAAS Global Sales America Inc., talk about trade, tariffs and infrastructure at a roundtable discussion Tuesday at CLAAS' headquarters for North American operations in Omaha. (DTN photo by Chris Clayton)

      Farm Machinery More Expensive to Build for Farmers Who Suffer Lost Export Markets

      11/5/2018 | 1:59 PM CST

      The Association of Equipment Manufacturers held a roundtable with Omaha businesses, including combine manufacturer CLAAS. The meeting spotlighted...

    • New Life for Old Tracks

      Quebec-Based Company Remanufactures Used Rubber Tractor Tracks

      11/5/2018 | 1:50 PM CST

    • Quality Fuel Maintenance

      Quality Fuel Maintenance

      10/29/2018 | 1:21 PM CDT

    • The Tire Killer

      The Tire Killer

      10/22/2018 | 2:00 PM CDT
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    Tech, Banks Lead US Stocks Rebound

    • Tech, Banks Lead US Stocks Rebound

      11/15/2018 | 4:03 PM CST

      A rebound in technology companies and banks helped reverse an early slide for U.S. stocks Thursday, breaking a five-day losing streak for the...

    • Oil Futures Settle Mixed

      Oil Futures Settle Mixed

      11/15/2018 | 3:50 PM CST

    • Oil Mixed in Midday Trade

      Oil Mixed in Midday Trade

      11/15/2018 | 11:32 AM CST

    • Clock Ticking on Farm Bill Talks

      Lawmakers Looking to Quickly Reach Agreement During Lame-Duck Session of Congress

      11/15/2018 | 9:50 AM CST
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    More RFS Exemption Requests

    • New Renewable Fuel Standard small refinery waiver requests have been filed with the EPA. (DTN file photo)

      Monroe Energy, Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf Want RFS Exemption, as Ethanol Profits Plummet

      11/15/2018 | 2:35 PM CST

      As ethanol profit margins hit some of their lowest levels in years, Pennsylvania's governor and a refiner have asked the EPA for a small refinery...

    • EIA: Ethanol Stocks Build 2nd Week

      EIA: Ethanol Stocks Build 2nd Week

      11/15/2018 | 12:46 PM CST

    • Group Wants EPA Freeze on RFS Waivers

      PRUITT Argues Agency Lacks Authority to Grant Waivers Retroactively

      11/14/2018 | 2:19 PM CST

    • National Wheat Yield Contest

      Wheat Grower Breaches 200-Bushel Barrier in 2018 Wheat Yield Contest

      11/12/2018 | 1:49 PM CST
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    View From the Cab

    • Farmers Genny Haun, of Kenton, Ohio, and Kyle Krier, of Claflin, Kansas, are reporting on crop conditions and agricultural topics throughout the 2018 growing season as part of DTN's View From the Cab series. (DTN photos by Pamela Smith)

      Mud Wrestling

      11/14/2018 | 11:25 AM CST

      Sloppy conditions have made harvest and many other farm activities difficult for DTN's View From the Cab correspondents this past week.

    • Ag's HR Coach

      Hiring Military Veterans for the Farm

      11/12/2018 | 1:54 PM CST

    • Transforming Digital Deserts

      Broadband Startups, Fiber Networks Are Keys to Winning New Global Ag Markets

      11/12/2018 | 1:52 PM CST

    • The Pulse of Rural America

      2018 Zogby Poll Results Ahead of Election Day

      11/5/2018 | 2:10 PM CST
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    Agriculture Confidence Index

    Agriculture Confidence Index Results: Optimism Rises as Temperatures Fall

    1/2/2018 | 7:34 AM CST

    DTN/PF's survey of farmers to determine the Agriculture Confidence Index shows that while farmers are more optimistic than a year ago, the...

    • Editors' Notebook

      Confidence, It's in the Name

      1/3/2018 | 11:53 AM CST

    • Ag Confidence Index

      DTN/PF Survey Reveals Shine Coming Off Farmer Optimism

      9/5/2017 | 7:57 AM CDT
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