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30 Jul 2019
WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Agriculture leaders gathered Friday to celebrate conservation and communicate with consumers, but the differences among farm leaders over conventional and organic farming and the intensity of those feelings were evident at a conference before an exhibit showcasing agriculture was opened on the National Mall. The conference was h...
30 Jul 2019
OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn silking was estimated at 58% and soybeans blooming were pegged at 57% as of Sunday, July 28. Corn was rated 58% in good-to-excellent condition, up 1 percentage point from the previous week, and soybean condition was rated 54%, unchanged from the previous week, according to this week's USDA NASS Crop Progress report. Check this p...
30 Jul 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- The domestic distillers dried grains (DDG) average spot price from the 40 locations DTN contacted was unchanged at $140 per ton for the week ended July 25. DDG spot prices were mixed this week and feel lackluster overall, especially with the recent heat wave slowing nearby demand. Based on the a...
29 Jul 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- A large outdoor soybean pile at a floodwater-surrounded grain elevator in northwest Missouri was glowing bright yellow and orange and appeared to be covered in flames Friday, nearly two weeks after the grain combusted during a heat wave. Earlier in the week, black smoke was seen rising from the p...
29 Jul 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor VERNON CENTER, Minn. (DTN) -- The latest round of Market Facilitation Program payments will inject some needed cash into the rural economy starting next month, but farmers continue to watch and wait for better trade opportunities. Kevin Paap, president of the Minnesota Farm Bureau, talked about Thursday's announ...