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1 Dec 2023
HURON, S.D. (DTN) -- Driving east along rural highways in South Dakota, flocks of snow geese are seen across the skies and taking a break in cornfields. Over the past month, that waterfowl migration has led to a new spike in highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) cases, or bird flu, that has led to larger commercial operations being hit and the d...
30 Nov 2023
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Farm incomes are expected to drop sharply from 2022's record highs, but USDA's November estimate is about $10 billion higher than it was in early September. USDA's Economic Research Service expects net farm income to decline $31.8 billion, or 17%, from 2022 to $151.1 billion. In September, USDA estimated net farm income a...
30 Nov 2023
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Former eastern Washington rancher Cody Easterday has appealed a federal court's Oct. 31, 2023, dismissal of a lawsuit he filed against Tyson Fresh Meats, according to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Eastern Washington on Tuesday. The court dismissed two lawsuits filed by Easterday, who was...
29 Nov 2023
OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices were a mixed bag again during the third week of November 2023, according to sellers surveyed by DTN. Average prices for five of the eight major fertilizers were lower compared to last month, while prices for the remaining three fertilizers were slightly higher. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5%...
28 Nov 2023
OMAHA (DTN) -- Following the holiday weekend, lawyers for the U.S. dairy industry, the Biden administration and others are looking at the next possible option following last week's ruling that Canada's tariff rate quota practices do not violate the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The ruling by a dispute-resolution panel was released ...