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24 Jun 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- American agriculture needs a permanent disaster program that can provide aid quicker than ad-hoc aid that has helped buoy farmers in recent years. That was a repeated theme at a congressional hearing Wednesday from producers who highlighted the increase in disasters that have hit farmers around the country in recent years. Lawmakers...
23 Jun 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Smithfield Foods, Inc., misled consumers about the state of the meat-supply chain and packing-plant worker safety during COVID-19, a new federal lawsuit alleges, saying the company's public-relations efforts took advantage of consumer fears during disruptions in the food-supply chain. Smithfield is one of the largest pork-pro...
23 Jun 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- A federal judge dismissed an ongoing lawsuit against the Dakota Access pipeline on Tuesday, leaving open the possibility for future litigation as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues an environmental review of the pipeline. The Corps of Engineers is providing monthly updates on the progress of its review, while pipeline...
23 Jun 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices are slightly higher for the second full week of June 2021. This marks the fifth straight week where fertilizer prices have been higher, but none have increased more than 5% threshold, which DTN considers significant. The average retail price of DAP and potash each increased 3% compared to last month, coming i...
22 Jun 2021
CNH Industrial announced Monday it has purchased ag-tech leader Raven Industries in an all-cash deal that broadens the ag equipment manufacturer's technology offerings in automated fieldwork, logistics and data management -- and accelerates CNH's work in the realm of autonomous operations. The deal, which CNH hopes to close by the fourth quarter, g...