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5 May 2020
In its weekly Crop Progress report on Monday, April 27, USDA NASS reported the average planted spring wheat acres at 14% for the week ended Sunday, April 26, versus the five-year average of 29%. South Dakota was at 36% versus their five-year average of 51%, North Dakota was at 5% versus their average of 18% and Minnesota was at 6% versus their aver...
5 May 2020
GLENWOOD, Iowa (DTN) -- Dairy Farmers of America over the weekend announced it had finalized the purchase of a substantial portion of dairy assets from former competitor Dean Foods Co.The announcement comes after a settlement Friday involving the U.S. Department of Justice, along with two state attorneys general, to block the sale of three dairy pr...
5 May 2020
OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers who have been waiting for the Small Business Administration to open up more loan funding need to take action quickly to get their loans in line.SBA on Monday announced it would open Emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) programs for farmers. SBA will essentially "reopen" the loan portal for those EIDL loans, the agen...
1 May 2020
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Alleging federal agencies completed the Navigable Waters Protection Act based on "political winds and currents," environmental groups argue in a new federal lawsuit the rule should be vacated. Fourteen groups, led by the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, filed the lawsuit in the U.S. Distric...
1 May 2020
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Alleging federal agencies completed the Navigable Waters Protection Act based on "political winds and currents," environmental groups argue in a new federal lawsuit the rule should be vacated. Fourteen groups, led by the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, filed the lawsuit in the U.S. Distric...