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14 Apr 2022
The annual survey of groundwater levels in central and western Kansas offers a good example of the impact of drought in the southwestern Plains. The report by the Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) shows that groundwater levels in central and western Kansas dropped by an average of just over a foot -- 1.01 feet -- during 2021. It was the largest one-ye...
13 Apr 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- Consumers are paying more for eggs right now, but inventory is still higher than during the last major outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, according to an American Farm Bureau Federation analysis. As of Wednesday afternoon, USDA's website reports 24.95 million commercial and backyard birds have been confirmed with bird flu...
13 Apr 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continue to march higher and higher, according to locations tracked by DTN for the first week of April 2022. All fertilizers were higher once again compared to last month. Leading the way higher was urea. The nitrogen fertilizer was 14% more expensive compared to last month and had an average price of $1,031/...
13 Apr 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Archer Daniels Midland announced on Monday a planned $300-million expansion that will double soy protein concentrate production at its plant in Decatur, Illinois, in the latest of what has been a long list of actions to expand ADM's alternative-protein business. ADM said in a news release it also plans to open a new protein i...
12 Apr 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- With a 131% increase in beef imports from Brazil into the U.S. reported in 2021 and a continuation of that pattern early in 2022, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association on Monday renewed its call for U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to suspend fresh beef imports from Brazil. The surge of imports triggered a temporary...