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12 Mar 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- The mild winter and perhaps an early arrival of spring has Midwestern farmers mulling over their fertilizer decisions in March when soils are usually still frozen. Experts urge farmers to take this extra time to test their soils to make sure fertilizer is really needed. With a warmer and dry winter, fertilizer losses could be somewha...
11 Mar 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- Farms nationally could face a potential tax liability increase of nearly $10 billion unless Congress passes extensions on some key tax provisions before the end of 2025. Individual farmers could see an array of higher taxes and lost deductions or credits, depending on their individual farm and family situations. As the country heads ...
10 Mar 2024
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Here are the Top 5 things the DTN Newsroom is tracking for the week of March 10. Watch for coverage of these and other topics through the week on our subscription platforms as well as on www.DTNPF.com. Note that all webinar and report release times are Central Daylight Time (CDT) unless otherwise noted. 1. Outlook webina...
15 Feb 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- Tighter cattle supplies are expected to increase record feeder and fed cattle prices in 2024; pork producers will see better pricing conditions as well. USDA's Livestock and Poultry Outlook for 2024 shows limited production growth in overall U.S. red meat and poultry in 2024 as the impacts of the multiyear drought continue to affect ...
15 Feb 2024
WASHINGTON (DTN) -- USDA sees farmers planting 91 million acres (ma) of corn, 87.5 ma of soybeans and 47 ma of wheat in 2024, according to a Commodity Outlook report released in conjunction with the USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum. Overall, the agency sees total acreage for the three crops declining 1% to 225.5 million acres, reflecting lower price...