Entries for May 2020
RECENT NEWS
5 May 2020
(Washington, D.C., May 5, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Maine, North Dakota, West Virginia, and Vermont have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance t...
5 May 2020
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced during a virtual press conference that USDA is investing $23 million for three recipients in New Mexico to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas. These investments are part of USDA’s round one investments made through the ReConnect Pilot...
5 May 2020
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 05/05 12:14 Livestock Contracts Slip Slightly Lower All three livestock contracts trade lower as Tuesday comes up against some moderate pressure to trade lower. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst General Comments Heading into Tuesday's noon hour, the livestock contracts are trading moderately lower, with the lean hog...
5 May 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers who have been waiting for the Small Business Administration to open up more loan funding need to take action quickly to get their loans in line.SBA on Monday announced it would open Emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) programs for farmers. SBA will essentially "reopen" the loan portal for those EIDL loans, the agen...
5 May 2020
DTN Midday Grain Comments 05/05 11:03 Grains Mixed at Midday Corn is 1 to 2 cents higher, soybeans are 1 to 2 cents higher, and wheat is 3 cents lower to 3 cents higher. David Fiala,DTN Contributing Analyst The U.S. stock market is firmer with the Dow 390 points higher as active trade continues. The dollar index is 27 higher. Interest rate products...