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17 May 2022
ANKENY, Iowa (DTN) -- Poor soybean seed quality in some varieties and lots may cause lower-than-normal germination rates, which could lead to poor emergence and thin stands. There are several steps farmers can take, though, to mitigate potential issues. Shawn Conley, University of Wisconsin Extension soybean specialist, said he's warned farmers for...
17 May 2022
ANKENY, Iowa (DTN) -- Opportunities, challenges and potential export changes accompany a rapid expansion of domestic soybean crush. Renewable diesel production and demand exploded recently. That means more soybean oil is needed, which is the most common feedstock used to make the biofuel. Mixed opinions and analysis exist whether soybean acres and ...
16 May 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- The National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Export Council on Monday called on the U.S. government to levy retaliatory tariffs on Canada, after the Canadian government declined to make changes to its dairy tariff-rate quotas system. The Canadian government announced final TRQ changes on Monday that U.S. dairy gr...
16 May 2022
This article was originally posted at 3:03 p.m. CDT on Monday, May 16. It was last updated at 4 p.m. CDT on Monday, May 16. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers took advantage of a favorable weather window last week to push corn planting to near the halfway point and soybean planting past the one-quarter mark, USDA NASS said in its weekly Crop Progress report...
16 May 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- More than 220,000 crop producers hit by natural disasters in 2020 and 2021 will soon start seeing disaster payments to offset yield and value losses, as USDA on Monday announced $6 billion will be released under the Farm Service Agency's Emergency Relief Program (ERP). "For over two years, farmers and ranchers across the country have...