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25 Nov 2024
REDFIELD, Iowa (DTN) -- Feeder cattle futures rallied Monday on news that the United States is halting imports of Mexican cattle following the detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in Mexico. On Nov. 22, the Chief Veterinary Officer of Mexico notified the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) ...
25 Nov 2024
This article was originally published at 3:02 p.m. CST on Monday, Nov. 25. It was last updated with additional information at 3:36 p.m. CST on Monday, Nov. 25. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. winter wheat conditions improved again last week, USDA NASS said in its final national Crop Progress report of 2024 released on Monday. The weekly reports will resume ...
25 Nov 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- Congratulations and reactions continued during the weekend and Monday to President-elect Donald Trump's announcement that he intends to nominate former adviser Brooke Rollins as Agriculture secretary. Meanwhile, the Trump transition team remains stalled in learning about some of the key issues at USDA and other federal agencies becau...
25 Nov 2024
REDFIELD, Iowa (DTN) -- The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the bipartisan Beagle Brigade Act to provide statutory authorization and reliable funding to the National Detector Dog Training Center in Newnan, Georgia. The legislation led by Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Rev. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., helps support the training of a specialized group of c...
24 Nov 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday named Brooke L. Rollins as the country's next Secretary of Agriculture. A native of Texas, Rollins, 52, is the founder and CEO of the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) and America First Works (AFW), a pair of organizations that have championed Trump's agenda. Rollins will take over a depar...