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7 Dec 2021
It seems like it was a long time ago the pattern was stable and less active. We have to go back to October, when temperatures east of the Rockies were record-setting, to see such a stable pattern. Stable does not mean inactive though, and many areas across the northern tier of the country found above-normal rainfall during that month. Since then, t...
7 Dec 2021
COLUMBIA, Mo. (DTN) -- U.S. farmers show concern about the future as the costs of the things they buy and the uncertainty of the wider economy take some of the shine off current commodity prices. That was the common thread from the latest DTN/The Progressive Farmer Agriculture Confidence Index survey, conducted in mid and late November. The current...
6 Dec 2021
CHICAGO (DTN) -- Despite political challenges involving the United States and China, former U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad told farmers Monday the Biden administration should look for ways to extend and improve upon the Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement, which is set to expire at the end of the year. "My advice is to build on the progress that...
6 Dec 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Meat and poultry groups told USDA they want cultured-meat cell products to be distinctly labeled so as to avoid consumer confusion, in comments submitted to the agency for a proposed labeling rulemaking. USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service closed a public comment period on Dec. 2, as part of a request for comments ahead...
6 Dec 2021
Parting is such sweet sorrow. Every year, in late November, those of us river watchers in St. Paul, Minnesota, stare sadly at an empty river devoid of barges. At the height of summer, about 100 barges line the Mississippi River in downtown St. Paul and around the bend heading south until tows claimed them and moved them south down river either full...