Entries for May 2021
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4 May 2021
ANKENY, Iowa (DTN) -- Ian Plagge will apply 240 pounds of nitrogen (N) per acre this year on corn-on-corn acres and 190 pounds per acre on corn-after-soybeans. Crunching the numbers on nitrogen applications is becoming increasingly important for the Lattimer, Iowa, farmer and others, as nitrogen costs ratchet skyward. Determining ideal nitrogen rat...
4 May 2021
DTN Early Word Livestock Comments 05/04 06:03 Cattle Remain Sideways June cattle anticipate lower cash in the near term. However, strong demand and higher boxed beef may make this price look too cheap. Feedlots are hoping for at least steady prices this week. Hogs are certainly showing no bounds as strong demand and tight supplies keep packers aggr...
4 May 2021
DTN Early Word Grains 05/04 05:56 Row Crops Push Higher Early Tuesday July corn is up 10 3/4 cents, July soybeans are up 10 cents and July KC wheat is up 3 cents. Todd Hultman DTN Lead Analyst Pre-6 a.m. Globex Prices: July corn is up 10 3/4 cents, July soybeans are up 10 cents and July KC wheat is up 3 cents. CME Globex Recap: Early Tuesday, Dow J...
4 May 2021
USDA Daily Market Rates 05/04 06:12 Effective: May 04, 2021 The following Market Rates are established to aid in the development of the Posted County Prices (PCPs) which are used by county Farm Services Agency (FSA) Offices for loan redemption purposes. Uses of these rates for other purposes may not be appropriate. Questions concerning the grain, p...
4 May 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- As Democrats in Congress look to line up provisions of the infrastructure package and a family relief plan, a House Education & Labor Subcommittee held a hearing Monday concentrated heavily on expanding overtime wages for farmworkers. The hearing highlighted overtime exclusions in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), going back to 19...