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10 Aug 2021
By Emily Unglesbee, DTN Staff Reporter, and Matthew Wilde, Progressive Farmer Crops Editor ROCKVILLE, Md. and ANKENY, Ia. (DTN) -- Missouri's corn and soybean crops are reaping the rewards of a summer of plentiful rainfall and seasonable heat, Day Two of the 2021 DTN Digital Yield Tour found. Across the border in Kansas, however, crops are trying t...
10 Aug 2021
Most consumers likely think of Tyson Foods Inc. as "those chicken folks," but a third-quarter report from the food giant signaled it plans to continue to prioritize its focus on beef. Third-quarter beef sales volume for the corporation, based at Springdale, Arkansas, jumped 24% to $4.95 million. A year ago, that number was $3.65 million. No other p...
10 Aug 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (DTN) -- With Tuesday's passage of a $1.2-trillion infrastructure package, various agricultural groups had their specific provision or issue they were excited to see finally addressed. The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed the bill 69-30 to send to the House, which will likely take up the Senate bill or its own version when Congress re...
9 Aug 2021
By Emily Unglesbee, DTN Staff Reporter, and Katie Dehlinger, Farm Business Editor ROCKVILLE, Md. and MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- The country's stark divide between the haves and have-nots of rainfall this year was on full display on Day One of the 2021 DTN Digital Yield Tour. Continued drought is dragging corn and soybean yields in the Dakotas down ...
9 Aug 2021
Drought is taking its toll on parts of the U.S. river system as a lack of rainfall has caused exposed shorelines and shallow water in some areas, which could be detrimental to barge traffic if river levels keep dropping. According to the National Weather Service, on Aug. 8, the Ohio River in Cincinnati was at 26.89 feet (flood stage is 52 feet); th...