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20 May 2020
GLENWOOD, Iowa (DTN) -- Farmers and livestock producers can start signing up next week for direct aid from USDA through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), President Donald Trump and the administration announced Tuesday.The White House and USDA shared details of the $16 billion in direct aid that will flow through USDA's Farm Service Ag...
19 May 2020
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (DTN) -- Just as people were asked to "flatten the curve" on COVID-19 infections by staying home and keeping a safe social distance, some in the cattle industry have a proposal they believe will flatten the curve on fed cattle numbers. The idea is to help feeders market cattle, factoring in backlogs, with less of an economic setbac...
19 May 2020
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (DTN) -- By Memorial Day, meat supplies at retail grocery store could be 30% lower, with prices for both pork and beef 20% higher than those paid just one year ago.That projection is part of a just-released analysis by CoBank lead economist Will Sawyer, who says as communities begin to reopen across the country, there remains only ...
18 May 2020
They say wheat has several lives and so do wheat tours. Oklahoma and Kansas have both found ways to assess the crop virtually this year.On May 5, the 2020 Oklahoma Wheat Crop Virtual Tour was presented in coordination with the Oklahoma State University Extension, Oklahoma Grain and Feed Association, Oklahoma Wheat Commission and Oklahoma Wheat Grow...
18 May 2020
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (DTN) -- A report of farm machinery sales in March hinted at the possible coming impact of COVID-19 on the industry. The pandemic, some speculated, would bring down the hammer on sales in April. But that did not happen.Overall tractor sales in April were up 12.3% from April 2019, accounting for more than 3,600 units overall, accord...