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11 Dec 2024
WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Nearly $10 billion in immediate economic aid to farmers could be lost because House Republican leaders oppose how Democrats came up with the money for the aid. Leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture committees, along with farm-state allies, are trying to craft a plan that would provide payments to producers who are sufferin...
11 Dec 2024
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- David Hula's reign as a corn yield winner continues, and it is a story of resiliency. Although the Charles City, Virginia, farmer faced some tough weather scenarios this year, he produced a 490.6276-bushel-per-acre (bpa) yield to top the 2024 National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Yield Contest. It is the 13th national high...
11 Dec 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN for the first week of December 2024 once again showed most nutrients higher, but just slightly. Six of the eight major fertilizers were higher in price compared to last month. As has been the case in recent weeks, no fertilizer had a sizeable price increase or decline. DTN designates a signific...
11 Dec 2024
REDFIELD, Iowa (DTN) -- The Northern Plains of the United States has seen a mix of dry conditions throughout the year, causing drought conditions and extended recovery in wildfire-stricken areas. "We had good moisture early in the year and then it got hot and dry throughout the summer," said Joliet, Montana, rancher Howdy Hildebrand. "We can use th...
10 Dec 2024
CHELSEA, Ala. (DTN) -- Ag tractor and combine sales are an arrow pointing down for the year. November sales for all categories of ag tractors and combines were down, compared to the year before. Yet-to-be-reported December tractor and combine sales will not change the outcome. The November 2024 Ag Tractor and Combine report has gone negative -- all...