DTN Fertilizer Trends: Prices Continue Lower Dec 4, 2019

🕔Dec 4, 2019Retail fertilizer prices continue mostly lower, according to retailers tracked by DTN for the fourth week of November 2019. Seven of the eight major fertilizers were lower in price from […]

Syngenta’s New Gramoxone 3SL (Paraquat) Formulation Dec 4, 2019

🕔Dec 4, 2019Syngenta recently received a label for their new formulation of paraquat sold under the trade name of Gramoxone 3SL.

Yield Updating Decisions Under the 2018 Farm Bill Dec 4, 2019

🕔Dec 4, 2019Landowners will have a one-time yield updating decision under the 2018 Farm Bill: 1) keep the current Price Loss Coverage (PLC) yield that is assigned to a crop on a […]

Deere & Co. Ag and Turf Sales Downturn Forecast for 2020 Dec 4, 2019

🕔Dec 4, 2019John Deere’s worldwide sales of agriculture and turf equipment are forecast to decline 5 to 10 percent for fiscal-year 2020, including a negative currency-translation effect of 1 percent, according to […]

USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices Dec 3, 2019

🕔Dec 3, 2019The following prices are effective from Wednesday 12/04/19 at 12:01 am Eastern Time until midnight Tuesday 12/10/19. The next announcement is scheduled for Tuesday 12/10/19 at 3:00 pm Eastern Time. […]

Herbicide Rule Changes – Hoops You’ll Have To Jump Through – DTN Dec 2, 2019

🕔Dec 2, 2019The federal label requires special training if you intend to use Engenia, XtendiMax, FeXapan or Tavium dicamba formulations in 2020. And, for the first time, applicators using paraquat must complete […]

Equipment Companies Jockey For Potential Opportunities – DTN Dec 2, 2019

🕔Dec 2, 2019Farm-equipment manufacturers are certainly aware of the challenges facing customers today, but Robert Crain doesn’t believe U.S. farmers are ready to throw in the towel. “The larger guys are cautiously […]

Ag Borrowing – Best Approaches When Asking For Money – DTN Dec 2, 2019

🕔Dec 2, 2019Securing operating loans for the upcoming crop season will bring new challenges for some borrowers, but there are ways to make farm operations more cash-worthy in the eyes of today’s […]

NOAA Monthly Drought Outlook – December Dec 2, 2019

🕔Dec 2, 2019During the past month, widespread above normal rainfall and below normal temperatures across much of the eastern CONUS helped to improve or remove short-term drought over this region. Drought conditions […]

D-i-v-o-r-c-e on the Farm – 11 Fact Sheets to Help You Through It Dec 2, 2019

🕔Dec 2, 2019Farm families may do a lot of estate planning, but rarely is there consideration of how damaging a divorce can be – until it happens. To address some of these […]