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4 Aug 2023
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Widespread hot and dry conditions in June pushed the Corn Belt to the brink of disastrous drought. July's scattered, yet plentiful, rainfall turned prospects around, but with much of the crop living drink to drink, genuine questions about production potential remain. "We haven't often seen years in which young crops were ...
3 Aug 2023
By Todd Neeley, DTN Staff Reporter, and Elaine Shein, DTN/Progressive Farmer Associate Content Manager PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (DTN) -- Photos of nearly empty meat shelves in California have popped up on social media recently, with some stores holding just a few pork items that some consumers believe are priced too high. Some national media outlets ha...
3 Aug 2023
OMAHA (DTN) -- Following its downgrade of the U.S. government's credit, Fitch Ratings on Thursday also downgraded the Farm Credit System (FCS) as a government-sponsored entity that is tied to the debt and ratings of the federal government. The immediate impact of the downgrade in ratings on farmers and agribusinesses that rely on Farm Credit lender...
1 Aug 2023
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- The average retail price of all eight major fertilizers tracked by DTN declined for the third week in a row, with half of the fertilizers posting significant moves lower. DTN surveyed sellers during the fourth week of July and considers price changes of 5% or more from the previous month to be significant. Anhydrous reta...
31 Jul 2023
This article was originally published at 3:04 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 31. It was last updated with additional information at 3:57 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 31. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. corn condition fell for the first time in several weeks as intense heat baked much of the country last week, according to USDA NASS' weekly Crop Progress report on Mon...