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5 Sep 2024
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- With some farmers facing farm contamination from "forever chemicals" through the use of sewer sludge applied as fertilizer -- especially in states such as Maine and Michigan -- the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week announced millions of dollars in grants to help learn more about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance...
5 Sep 2024
This article was originally posted at 3:26 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, Sept. 4. It was updated at 2:34 p.m. CDT on Thursday, Sept. 5, with a statement from USDA. ** REDFIELD, Iowa (DTN) -- Following U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack's announcement last week that USDA has authorized the acceptance of licensure applications for an initial field st...
5 Sep 2024
DTN Closing Grain Comments 09/05 13:37 Grain, Soybeans Correct Following Recent Gains; Bean Oil Rises, Soybeans Recover Late In what could be described as a much-needed correction, the grain and soy markets, with the exception of bean oil, set back early Thursday. Both December corn and December Chicago wheat fell to test the 50-day moving average ...
5 Sep 2024
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- USDA forecasts 2024 net farm income 4.4% lower than last year at $140 billion. That's a sharp reversal from USDA's February forecast, which called for a 25% decline in net farm income, the agency's broad way of measuring profits across the various ag sectors. Net cash farm income, which accounts only for gross cash income...
5 Sep 2024
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 09/05 11:42 Livestock Complex Dips Lower Thursday Morning Cash cattle asking prices are noted at $185 in the South, but are still not established in the Northern Plains. ShayLe Stewart DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Thus far it's been a quiet and dismal day for the livestock complex as all three of the markets...