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25 Jul 2022
This article was originally posted at 3:07 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 25. It was last updated with additional information at 3:47 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 25. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- Heat and a lack of moisture in much of the country took a toll on U.S. crop conditions last week, with good-to-excellent condition ratings for corn, soybeans and spring wheat ...
25 Jul 2022
A weeklong strike at the Port of Oakland has crippled operations and, according to CNBC, some vessels were either pulling up anchor to go to another port or skipping the Port of Oakland altogether. The strike was also preventing trucks from moving cargo in and out of the port, which is the West Coast's third-busiest container port. On July 19, appr...
25 Jul 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- Midwestern drought and its devastating effects are spreading. Each week, states such as Nebraska and Missouri are seeing more counties affected by dry weather. The drought means more bad news for cow-calf producers, who already have seen higher feed prices. With less forage available for grazing, cattle producers will be searching fo...
22 Jul 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- While young and beginning farmers already have a lot thrown at them every day with their crops, livestock, weather, machinery and the markets, they also need to pay close attention to federal taxes. Groaning about it doesn't make it go away. USDA recently hosted an educational webinar to provide new farmers with a few pro tips about ...
21 Jul 2022
This year's drought is drying up any hopes many ranchers in the Lone Star State had for a good season. The door to opportunity can be heard slamming shut across counties west of I-35 as ponds and livestock tanks start to show up empty. All of this continues to contribute to what David Anderson describes as "big runs of cattle at a lot of auction ma...