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    DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends

    • The average retail price of urea was $405 per ton the second week of February 2019, down slightly from $407 per ton a month ago. (DTN chart)

      Most Retail Fertilizer Prices Continue to Move Higher

      2/20/2019 | 6:39 AM CST

      Average retail prices for six of the eight major fertilizers were slightly higher the second week of February 2019, ending a four-week streak of...

    • Sulfur Fertilizers: One Vital Nutrient

      Research Shows Season-Long Availability of Sulfur Vital for Most Crops

      2/19/2019 | 1:29 PM CST

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      Scientists Illuminate the Causes of Volatility and Off-Target Dicamba Injury at WSSA

      2/15/2019 | 2:28 PM CST

    • DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends

      Prices for All Fertilizers Higher First Week of February 2019

      2/13/2019 | 10:11 AM CST
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    Heifer Development

    • By the time a heifer is 13 to 15 months of age she should be at 65% of her mature weight. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Becky Mills)

      Calendar the Best Way to Spot Top Replacements

      2/18/2019 | 12:11 PM CST

      How a heifer looks, or even her genetics, won't be the keys to finding the best replacements.

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      Harvesting Sunlight

      2/18/2019 | 12:06 PM CST

    • Ask the Vet

      The Inside Story: Cows and Cud

      2/18/2019 | 11:51 AM CST

    • The Market's Fine Print

      Black Cows on Blond Stalks

      2/18/2019 | 11:46 AM CST
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    Barn to Roam

    • Glenn Arnold grew up helping on a family dairy in the Rocky Mountains. The barn his father built in 1928 was at the center of that life and, now, has been saved by a ride up the road. (Progressive Farmer photo by Joel Reichenberger)

      Iconic Farm Structure Finds New Purpose in Resort Town

      2/19/2019 | 9:05 AM CST

      This farmer worked on the ground for decades before building a new shop. This is the third story in DTN/The Progressive Farmer's series on...

    • Case-IH Rolls Out New Tractor

      Case-IH Rolls Out New 'Connected' Magnum

      2/19/2019 | 9:01 AM CST

    • Save With VFDs

      Use of Varying Frequency to Control Irrigation Pumps Gains Fans

      2/4/2019 | 7:07 AM CST

    • Against the Grain

      Instinct Battles Technology as Innovation, New Generation Sweep Onto Farms

      1/28/2019 | 1:09 PM CST
    World & Policy
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    US Stocks Post Modest Gains

    • US Stocks Post Modest Gains

      2/20/2019 | 3:56 PM CST

      Wall Street capped another day of listless trading Wednesday with a slight gain, extending the market's winning streak to a third day.

    • Oil Rallies, WTI Expires at High

      Oil Rallies, WTI Expires at High

      2/20/2019 | 3:02 PM CST

    • Tariffs Slow Export Projections

      Farm Bureau: Lenders Say Farmers Dependent on Off-Farm Income

      2/20/2019 | 12:01 PM CST

    • Stocks Edge Higher Early Wednesday

      Stocks Edge Higher Early Wednesday

      2/20/2019 | 9:48 AM CST
    Business & Inputs
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    Crop Insurance Update

    • Martin Barbre, an Illinois farmer and former president of the National Corn Growers Association, is now USDA's administrator for the Risk Management Agency. He spoke to crop insurers Monday at their annual meeting in San Diego. (Courtesy photo)

      RMA Administrator: No Hemp Coverage Currently, New Enterprise Coverage Coming

      2/19/2019 | 9:15 AM CST

      The administrator for USDA's Risk Management Agency told participants at a crop insurance convention Monday that RMA is now busy implementing...

    • WOTUS 60-Day Public Comment Begins

      EPA, Corps of Engineers on Track to Finalize this Year

      2/19/2019 | 9:12 AM CST

    • Analyst: Worst is Behind Ethanol

      Molchanov: China, Other Countries Will Need US Ethanol

      2/13/2019 | 11:22 AM CST

    • EIA: Ethanol Stocks Down

      EIA: Ethanol Stocks Down

      2/13/2019 | 10:52 AM CST
    Farm Life
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    Taking in the Scope of Mato Grosso

    • Farmers from the Midwest and Canada, along with their spouses, check out sugar-cane harvesters during a trip to a sugar refinery and ethanol plant in south-central Mato Grosso, Brazil in early February. (DTN photo by Chris Clayton)

      US Farmers Highlight Size of Farms, Technology and Infrastructure of Brazilian Agriculture

      2/19/2019 | 9:24 AM CST

      DTN joined a tour of U.S. farmers through parts of Amazonia, Mato Grosso and Parana states in Brazil during the first two weeks in February...

    • Mato Grosso's Bumpy Ride

      Infrastructure Improvements Remain the Promise and the Challenge for Brazil's Big Ag State

      2/19/2019 | 9:18 AM CST

    • Best Young Farmers/Ranchers-3

      Harvesting Sunlight

      2/11/2019 | 9:06 AM CST

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      Soil to Sip

      2/11/2019 | 9:03 AM 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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