Entries for May 2024
RECENT NEWS
7 May 2024
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- A Tennessee sanitation company has been slapped with civil penalties after allegedly employing children in hazardous jobs to clean slaughtering and meatpacking facilities operated by Seaboard Triumph Foods LLC and Perdue Farms, according to a consent order and judgment approved Monday by a federal court. Somerville, Tennessee...
7 May 2024
DTN Midday Grain Comments 05/07 10:53 Corn Higher, Beans and Wheat Mixed at Midday Tuesday Corn trade is 2 to 3 cents higher. Beans are narrowly mixed and wheat trade is 4 cents lower to 2 cents higher. David M. Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst MARKET SUMMARY: The U.S. stock market is firmer at midday Tuesday with the S&P 12 points higher. The dollar...
7 May 2024
May 7, 2024 Portland Price Trends 05-01-23 08-01-23 04-01-24 04-30-24 05-07-24 #1 SWW (bus) 7.15 7.05 5.65 5.95 6.30 White Club 7.15 7.30 5.65 5.95 6.30 DNS 14% 8.76 9.05 7.30 7.89 8.05 HRW 11.5% 8.78 8.24 6.50 7.00 7.34 #2 Corn (ton) 271.00 254.00 220.00 221.00 220.00 #2 Barley 220.00 210.00 155.00 155.00 155.00 Wheat...The early week surge across...
7 May 2024
WASHINGTON, May 7, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced approximately $22.3 million available to community-based and nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and Tribal entities that help underserved and veteran farmers and ranchers own and operate successful farms. Funding is made through USDA’s 2501 P...
7 May 2024
REDFIELD, Iowa (DTN) -- One of the biggest challenges for dairy farmers dealing with the H5N1 flu virus is how it has affected all farms despite whether they are infected, to prevent the spread of the disease. A recent USDA mandate requires all lactating dairy cows to be tested free of the virus prior to movement and all positive results to be repo...