Entries for April 2018
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25 Apr 2018
By Victoria G. MyersProgressive Farmer Senior Editor Markets are impossible to control, but cost management is the difference between profit and loss for many cattle operations. A recent study out of Kansas State University sifted through reams of data and found that when comparing 61 different commercial cow/calf operations over a five—year peri...
25 Apr 2018
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter Actionable Insights: -- Minimize tillage and wait for dry soils -- Consider a switch to in-season nitrogen applications and skip other nutrients -- Don't switch maturity groups yet -- Stick with planting depths of 1.5 to 2 inches, but consider a lower seeding rate -- Make sure you have the right Bt traits ** RO...
25 Apr 2018
GRAIN BELT WX ROUNDUP Ohio Morning Temperature And Precipitation Summary National Weather Service Cleveland Ohio 820 AM EDT Wed Apr 25 2018 Values represent highs yesterday...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 NA=Not Available : .BR CLE 0425 ES DH00/TAIRZX/DH07/TA...
25 Apr 2018
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 04/25/18 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 290 WEEK T0 DATE: 3,082 STEERS 173 119.00-122.00 119.00-122.00 121.38 HEIFERS 34 119.00-119.00 119.00-119.00 119.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 922 WEEK TO DATE: 1,337 STEERS 82 189.00-189.00 189.00-1...
25 Apr 2018
(Washington, D.C., April 25, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue commemorated his first year at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today by releasing a new interactive website and USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue: Year One video. In his first year, Secretary Perdue and the USDA team made breakthroughs in agricultural trade, moved t...