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26 May 2024
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Farming in southeastern Idaho requires different levels of weather resiliency. This week Dan Lakey watched snow fall on a newly emerging canola crop as freezing conditions cast an uncertain future on the tender seedlings. "I'm hoping the snow insulates the crop a little," said Lakey, who lives in Soda Springs, Idaho, but farm...
24 May 2024
By DTN Staff This article was originally published at 2:03 p.m. CDT on Friday, May 24. It was last updated with additional information at 2:27 p.m. CDT on Friday, May 24. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on May 1, 2024...
24 May 2024
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Without debate, the House Agriculture Committee early Friday morning advanced a version of the farm bill that includes language in response to California's Proposition 12, the ballot measure that led to the creation of the state's animal welfare law. The language, essentially in place to prevent other states from adopting sim...
24 May 2024
OMAHA (DTN) –- USDA continues to invest in domestic fertilizer projects. In a recent round of grants, USDA is awarding $83 million to companies in 12 states for projects through the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program (FPEP), according to a USDA press release from Thursday. (See https://www.usda.gov/…) The program provides grants to independe...
24 May 2024
Editor's note: This story originally appeared on DTN on May 23. The story was updated the morning of May 24 with new information and clarification. ** LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Lexington, Oregon, farmers Jake and Lara Neiffer say the delay in the release of rules for a new water-permitting program in the state has put in jeopardy the family's plans fo...