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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...
9 Aug 2021
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Drought may be the ag weather story of the season, but its impact on national corn and soybean production is up for debate, especially as regions of the southeastern Corn Belt report plentiful moisture and outstanding crop conditions. The 2021 DTN Digital Yield Tour, powered by Gro Intelligence, aims to provide a clearer ...
9 Aug 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- Cargill Inc. and the investment firm Continental Grain Co. on Monday announced they are joining to buy Mississippi-based chicken processor Sanderson Farms for $4.53 billion. Sanderson is already the third-largest chicken processor in the U.S., behind Tyson Foods and Pilgrim's Pride. The sale will combine Sanderson Farms with Wayne Fa...