Entries for August 2020
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4 Aug 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- Major ag companies have made a big splash over the past month, rolling out new digital tools and tech alliances they say will help farmers improve their farm's efficiency and lower their environmental footprint.Microsoft, Land O'Lakes, Bayer and Smithfield Foods are some of the players offering more data gathering and analyzing optio...
4 Aug 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- Tyson Foods saw its third-quarter net income fall because of COVID-19 as the company reported $340 million in related costs tied to the coronavirus. But Tyson still beat analysts' expectations for the quarter.Tyson announced its third-quarter financial report on Monday, highlighting one of the first major financial reports from the m...
4 Aug 2020
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) legislation passed on July 29 provides authority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to implement water resources development projects. Since 2014, Congress has enacted three consecutive WRDA bills on a biennial basis. On July 15, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously approved ...
4 Aug 2020
FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Tue, August 4 Exchange rate was 1.3354 down 0.0031 Chicago corn closed moderately lower to lower. SEP20 HI 3.16 3/4 DEC20 HI 3.27 3/4 LOW 3.08 1/4 LOW 3.20 CLOSE3.08 1/4 Down 9 1/4 CLOSE 3.20 1/4 Down 8 1/4 OLD CROP BASIS NEW CROP BASIS Location Spot 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Cntrct U.S. $/bu $/mt ELEVATORS +DEC2...
4 Aug 2020
FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Tue, August 4 Exchange rate was 1.3354 down 0.0031 Chicago soybeans closed slightly to moderately lower. NOV20 HI 8.95 1/4 NOV20 HI 8.95 1/4 LOW 8.79 1/4 LOW 8.79 1/4 CLOSE8.81 3/4 Down 14 1/2 CLOSE 8.81 3/4 Down 14 1/2 OLD CROP NEW CROP Location Basis 1mt 2mt 3mt U.S. $/bu $/mt Basis U.S. $/bu $/mt E...