15 Oct 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2024 – As Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations wrap, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today an investment of more than $15 million to promote and strengthen agriculture-related higher-education programs at Hispanic-serving Institutions (HSI) nationwide.
15 Oct 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that people in parts of Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee recovering from Tropical Storm Helene may be eligible for food assistance through the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP). Approximately 982,930 households in Georgia, 152,572 h...
15 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 second story o...
15 Oct 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2024 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today emphasized USDA’s ongoing commitment to connecting local farmers and producers with schools nationwide that serve meals to about 30 million children every school day.
15 Oct 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer sellers surveyed by DTN for the first week of October 2024 continued to show average prices for nutrients were lower than last month. Prices for seven of the eight major fertilizers were lower compared to last month, a trend for several weeks now. No fertilizer had a significant price increase or decline. DTN design...
15 Oct 2024
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Clayton County, Iowa, farmer Michael Wayne Butikofer was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $5.7 million in restitution after pleading guilty to livestock theft, wire fraud and making false bankruptcy declaration, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Northern District of Iowa. The...
15 Oct 2024
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 10/15/24 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TOD...
15 Oct 2024
USDA Daily Market Rates 10/15 DAILY MARKET RATES(GRAIN/MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES) Effective: October 15, 2024 The following Market Rates are established to aid in the development of the Posted County Prices (PCPs) which are used by county Farm Services Agency (FSA) Offices for loan redemption purposes. Uses of these rates for other purposes may not...
15 Oct 2024
DTN Early Word Livestock Comments 10/15 06:22 Traders Uncertain of Further Strength Nearby cattle contracts closed Monday with minor losses with deferred contracts posting gains. Traders are optimistic but may remain cautious ahead of cash trade. Hogs took it on the chin reversing the gains of Friday. Robin Schmahl DTN Contributing Analyst Cattle: ...
15 Oct 2024
GRAIN BELT WX ROUNDUP Ohio Morning Temperature And Precipitation Summary National Weather Service Cleveland OH 808 AM EDT Tue Oct 15 2024 Values represent highs yesterday and lows over the last 12 hours and precipitation over the last 24 hours ending at 7 AM EST/8 AM EDT. M = Missing Data T = Trace .BR CLE 1015 ES DH00/TAIRZX/DH07/TAIRZP/PPDRZZ/SFD...