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13 Jul 2021
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- When it comes to farm business strategy, there's no silver bullet that guarantees success. However, data consistently shows that small improvements can have a compounding effect. "There are lots of little things: keeping costs in check, continuing to market and take advantage of opportunities," said Pauline Van Nurden, an...
13 Jul 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Fluvial wetlands are the best conservation tools to reduce both nitrate and sediment loads, a study led by a scientist at the University of Kansas found. The work also points to the need for watershed-wide pooling of conservation resources as a best approach to reducing nutrient runoff. The results of a study published in the...
12 Jul 2021
This article was originally published at 3:06 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 12. It was last updated at 3:53 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 12. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- The condition of the nation's corn crop did something last week it hasn't done in a while -- it improved, albeit just slightly, USDA NASS said in its weekly Crop Progress report on Monday. Nationwide,...
12 Jul 2021
In a July 7 press release, the Canadian National Railroad (CN) said that they and Kansas City Southern (KCS) made a joint submission to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) explaining why the STB should approve CN's voting trust structure, which is a critical step toward full STB review on the merits of the proposed CN-KCS combination. "This subm...
9 Jul 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- As President Joe Biden was signing his executive order on competition Friday, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited the site of a future packing plant as well as a small locally owned meat locker to announce $500 million in USDA investment to develop and expand meat-processing facilities around the country. The money, which ...