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13 Jun 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- A proposed $1.1 billion beef packing plant in Rapid City, South Dakota, got some backing this past week when the group heading the project also announced the plant would be linked to a facility that would be operated by Farmers Union Industries. As DTN has reported, Kingsbury & Associates plans to build a plant that would process up ...
10 Jun 2022
By DTN Staff This article was originally posted at 11:02 a.m. CDT. It was updated at 12:05 p.m. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA on Friday released its June Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports. Soybean stocks continued to tighten in USDA's June WASDE. The agency pegged 2021-22 (old-crop) soybean ending stocks at...
10 Jun 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- Lawmakers in two Midwestern states recently passed legislation aimed at helping small meat processors, which have seen demand for their products climb as more consumers want to know how their meat is raised and processed. Recent laws passed in Iowa created an education program to teach butchery and increase grant funding, while Nebra...
9 Jun 2022
USDA's June 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report will offer new supply and demand estimates in a world affected by drought, famine, war in Ukraine, rising energy prices and the threat of higher interest rates ahead. Up against big themes, USDA will offer its best estimates on Friday at 11 a.m. CDT. CORN Usually at this t...
8 Jun 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- Agricultural groups on Wednesday gave their nod of approval to the long-awaited nomination for a new chief agricultural negotiator at the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR). Doug McKalip, who has more than 29 years of service at USDA, currently is a senior adviser to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. McKalip works in policy a...