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21 Aug 2024
Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Average retail prices for all eight major fertilizers were down again from last month during the second full week of August 2024, according to sellers surveyed by DTN. This marks the fourth week in a row that prices for all fertilizers have been lower but not by a significant amount. DTN designates a sig...
21 Aug 2024
By Cassandra Stephenson, Tennessee Lookout; Illan Ireland, Mississippi Free Press; and Phillip Powell, Arkansas Times A smorgasbord of bright red tomatoes and vibrant vegetables lines the walls of Michael Katrutsa's produce shop in rural Camden, Tennessee. What began a decade ago as a roadside farm stand has evolved into an air-conditioned outbuild...
20 Aug 2024
Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Grain elevators and others with smaller shipping volumes likely won't get a more streamlined process to settle rate differences with railroads after a federal appeals court ruling. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled the Surface Transportation Board (STB) overstepped its authority by...
20 Aug 2024
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Many states saw a downturn in range and pasture conditions for the week ended Aug. 18, according to the latest data from USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Surveys show that 20 of the contiguous 48 states saw a decrease in grazing areas rated good to excellent. There were 22 states that reported an increase...
20 Aug 2024
This article was originally posted at 10:20 a.m. CDT on Tuesday, Aug. 20. It was updated with additional information at 3:55 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, Aug. 20. ** JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (DTN) -- On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency released its final Herbicide Strategy, the first step in the agency's plan to meet its obligations under the Endang...