18 Oct 2024
EDITOR'S NOTE: Row-crop farmers make dozens of decisions that affect the crops they grow, but perhaps none is more important than the seed they select. In a special series called Savvy Seed Decisions, DTN/Progressive Farmer examined often unseen facets of the seed industry that affect what farmers put in their planters. Today, in our third story of...
18 Oct 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today an investment of more than $46 million in projects aimed to tackle food and nutrition insecurity in underserved communities, as well as support healthy diets by providing access to fruits and vegetables for eligible families.
18 Oct 2024
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 10/18 12:14 Cattle Futures Rally Friday Morning Firm triple-digit gains developed in both feeder cattle and live cattle futures Friday morning. The overall late-week support in futures trade is helping spark renewed interest. Rick Kment DTN Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Strong underlying support has held in all live cattle...
18 Oct 2024
DTN Midday Grain Comments 10/18 10:52 Corn, Soybeans, Wheat Futures are Lower at Midday Corn futures are 2 to 3 cents lower at midday Friday; soybean futures are 4 to 6 cents lower; wheat futures are 11 to 18 cents lower. David M. Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst MARKET SUMMARY: Corn futures are 2 to 3 cents lower at midday Friday; soybean futures ar...
18 Oct 2024
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Deere & Company has violated antitrust and/or consumer protection laws in limiting who can repair John Deere equipment. In March 2022, agriculture groups filed a complaint with the FTC asking the agency to launch an investigation. Those groups, including the National Farme...