Entries for September 2018
RECENT NEWS
4 Sep 2018
(Washington, D.C., September 4, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today launched the trade mitigation package aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations. Producers of certain commodities can now sign up for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP), while USDA will also begi...
4 Sep 2018
GRAIN BELT WX ROUNDUP Ohio Morning Temperature And Precipitation Summary National Weather Service Cleveland Ohio 827 AM EDT Tue Sep 4 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 0904 ES DH00/TAIRZX/DH07/TAI...
4 Sep 2018
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 09/04/18 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK T0 DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 84 WEEK TO DATE: 84 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable dressed trade TEXAS CONFIRMED ...
4 Sep 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers face tough nutrient management decisions as the fall fertilizer application season rapidly approaches. Issues with tight crop margins and possible uncooperative weather cause nutrient losses will factor into whether fall application is a logical option or not, according to nutrient specialists....
4 Sep 2018
By Lori CullerDTN HR Columnist Like too many cooks in the kitchen, if you dig deep into your operation, you may notice multiple family members across multiple generations are creating costly implications for the farm. These can range from lost time, to errors and common mistakes, to confusion and employee turnover. Over half of the farms we interac...