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8 Oct 2024
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Dry conditions continue to hamper pastures in the Midwest and High Plains regions, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service report for the week ending Oct. 7. While eastern states have seen some relief from dry conditions because of the hurricane rains, they have also dealt with destruction from hig...
8 Oct 2024
USDA is set to release its October Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports at 11 a.m. CDT on Friday, Oct. 11. USDA's corn and soybean production estimates have a history of turning more accurate in October, but on the other side of the coin, harvest is well underway, prices are already anticipating new sup...
8 Oct 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- A cattle producer and agriculture teacher in Brevard, North Carolina, continues to help farmers and rural residents face new trials as her community starts to recover from Hurricane Helene. For one, she has a newborn calf living in her laundry room. Brevard is about 35 miles south of Asheville and just one of a swath of communities i...
7 Oct 2024
This article was originally published at 3:03 p.m. CDT on Monday, Oct. 7. It was last updated with additional information at 3:45 p.m. CDT on Monday, Oct. 7. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- Nearly half of U.S. soybeans were harvested by the end of last week, well ahead of both last year and the five-year average, USDA NASS reported in its weekly Crop Progress re...
7 Oct 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- A rapid intensification of Hurricane Milton to Category 5 strength has the storm hitting the Tampa Bay region on Wednesday. In this general region there are several phosphorus production facilities, which produce phosphorus fertilizer. One fertilizer analyst believes this region is going to take a direct hit by the hurricane. This wi...