15 Oct 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2024 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced additional assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help producers impacted by Hurricane Helene in the recovery process. USDA is announcing the counties that have triggered for payment under the Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index (HIP-WI) endors...
15 Oct 2024
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 10/15 12:01 Technical Pressure Sends Livestock Complex Lower All three of the livestock markets are trading lower into Tuesday's noon hour as technical pressure abounds. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: The livestock complex is enduring some pressure as the market nears Tuesday's noon hour. More t...
15 Oct 2024
DTN Midday Grain Comments 10/15 10:51 Corn, Soybean, Wheat Futures All Lower Corn futures are 4 to 5 cents lower at midday Tuesday; soybean futures are 8 to 11 cents lower; wheat futures are 2 to 5 cents lower. David M. Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst MARKET SUMMARY: Corn futures are 4 to 5 cents lower at midday Tuesday; soybean futures are 8 to 11 ...
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...