15 Nov 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that people recovering from Tropical Storm Helene may be eligible for food assistance through USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP). Approximately 22,858 households in nine counties are estimated to be eligible for this relief to help with g...
15 Nov 2024
DTN Closing Grain Comments 11/15 14:59 Grains Find Strength Friday to Avoid 5 Consecutive Days of Losses The grain markets benefitted from technical strength to close the week Friday, led by wheat and soybean markets which had become very oversold in the short term. A slight correction in the U.S. Dollar Index, which itself has become overbought af...
15 Nov 2024
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- The North Dakota Public Service Commission unanimously approved a siting permit for the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions carbon pipeline project on Friday, giving the go-ahead on a 300-plus-mile segment of the project across five counties. The commission's action comes 10 days after voters in neighboring South Dakota rejected...
15 Nov 2024
Editor's Note: U.S. wheat farmers entered the National Wheat Yield Contest in record numbers in 2024. DTN is featuring details about the fields and farmers and their winning entries in several profiles. Today, we present the Bin Buster winner in the irrigated spring wheat category. ** DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Jess Blatchford entered the 2023 National...
15 Nov 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced Tribal higher education opportunities and investments to train the next generation of agricultural professionals. During his remarks, Secretary Vilsack announced $5 million in grants to support Tribal students at land-grant colleges and universit...