As long as interest rates headed lower, riding variable rates made
sense. Now a flurry of refinancings shows farm borrowers think fixed-rate loans
might be as low as they can go.
See DTN Ag News. BInterest Rate's Gold Rush...
Farmers are invited to informational meetings in Nebraska to talk
about their legal rights in VeraSun's recent request for payment on grain
sales.
See DTN Ag News. BVeraSun Fraud Case Dismissed...
Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan was honored with
the Norman Borlaug Medallion at a conference in Africa, but the conference also
questioned some of the effects of Borlaug's original Green Revolution.
See DTN Ag News. 1^Food Prize Honors Kofi Annan...
Six percent of the U.S. corn crop was harvested as of Sept. 5, ahead
of the five-year average of 4 percent, according to USDA's Weekly Crop Progress
report. Thirty-three percent of the crop was mature, also ahead of normal.
See DTN Ag News. BUSDA Weekly Crop Progress...
Retail NH3 prices have jumped by over $140 per ton in the last nine
weeks. Both DAP and NH3 are running more than 40 percent above year-ago levels.
See DTN Ag News. BDTN Retail Fertilizer Trends...
