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24 Oct 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- With both on-feed and placement totals expected to be lighter than a year ago, Friday's October USDA Cattle on Feed report should be found to be bullish, especially coupled with the fact that September's marketings could be over last year's total. The only hesitation that I have regarding Friday's report is the placement data, as inc...
24 Oct 2024
EDITOR'S NOTE: Row-crop farmers make dozens of decisions that affect the crops they grow, but perhaps none is more important than the seed they select. In a special series called Savvy Seed Decisions, DTN/Progressive Farmer examined often unseen facets of the seed industry that affect what farmers put in their planters. Today, in our sixth and fina...
23 Oct 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- Missouri farmer Blake Hurst is surprised that American farm groups aren't pushing back on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s assertions that agriculture is destroying America's health. Kennedy has taken on a larger role in former President Donald Trump's campaign, as Kennedy vows to rewrite rules for agriculture by banning more crop-protection ...
23 Oct 2024
EDITOR'S NOTE: Row-crop farmers make dozens of decisions that affect the crops they grow, but perhaps none is more important than the seed they select. In a special series called Savvy Seed Decisions, DTN/Progressive Farmer examined often unseen facets of the seed industry that affect what farmers put in their planters. Today, in our fifth story of...
23 Oct 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- Midwestern states see deteriorating pasture conditions in need of moisture, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service report for the week ended Oct. 21. While much of the country needs moisture, certain areas continue to see pastures move into very-poor-to-poor conditions. Nebraska moved to the negative side with...