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22 Feb 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the USDA Midwest Climate Hub have drought in focus for much of the central region of the United States through the spring season. The NOAA Climate Prediction Center seasonal drought outlook, which runs through the end of May, calls for drought to remain in...
22 Feb 2021
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Crop insurance revenue guarantees are shaping up to be the highest in years, and while that translates into higher premiums, there's a new supplemental option that, while pricey, offers an additional layer of coverage that experts say makes it worth consideration. In most parts of the Corn Belt, the deadline to purchase c...
22 Feb 2021
Roger Beachy still remembers the excitement of planting the first genetically altered food crop into United States soils. It was the summer of 1987 when he, along with a team of Monsanto scientists, transplanted tomatoes modified to resist a virus at the company's research farm, near Jerseyville, Illinois. "I believed we were seeding hope for a hun...
19 Feb 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. agricultural trade and sales growth will continue hinging on the growth of sales to China, which USDA forecasts will hit another record for the fiscal year. USDA is forecasting a boost in sales to China, reaching a record $31 billion for fiscal year 2021. Trade overall for FY 2021 will reach $157 billion, an increase of $21 bill...
19 Feb 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- Biofuels and agriculture interests are rallying behind a bill working its way through the Minnesota Legislature to mandate E15 in the state as it faces pushback from the gasoline retailer industry. Concerns were raised during a state senate hearing on Wednesday that the bill would be too costly for stations to comply. The bill would ...