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29 Jul 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- The prospects of Ukraine moving ag commodities through Black Sea ports appeared more positive Friday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited a pivotal port in Odesa and a major insurance underwriter agreed to cover ships moving grain out of Ukrainian ports. According to multiple news reports, Zelensky toured the Choronmors...
28 Jul 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings for Washington-based Easterday Ranches and Easterday Farms are nearing completion as a federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday confirmed an $11 million settlement with 65 creditors. Cody Allen Easterday, former owner and operator of the eastern Washington operation, is facing up to 20 years in pr...
28 Jul 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced $401 million of funding to provide high-speed internet to 31,000 rural residents in 11 states. These would be investments through the ReConnect Program and USDA's Telecommunications Infrastructure Loan and Loan Guarantee program. In addition to these, USDA will make additional investmen...
28 Jul 2022
This article was originally posted at 9:08 a.m. CDT on Thursday, July 28. It was last updated with additional information at 3:49 p.m. CDT on Thursday, July 28. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers will see an injection of $20 billion in funds for climate-smart agricultural practices to help lower emissions from agriculture under the climate deal reached by S...
27 Jul 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- A lawsuit that alleges Smithfield Foods Inc. misled consumers about the state of the meat supply chain and packing plant worker safety during COVID-19 will continue, as a superior court judge in Washington, D.C., denied a Smithfield motion to dismiss the case. Smithfield is one of the largest pork-processing companies in the ...