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1 Jul 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the House Agriculture Committee did too good a job of trying to satisfy everyone with a bill that boosts spending on farm programs and research. Speaking on Friday at a summer meals program in Omaha, the secretary also noted the House plan seeks to cut $27 billion from nutrition programs over te...
30 Jun 2024
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Here are the Top 5 things the DTN Newsroom is tracking for the week of June 30. Watch for coverage of these and other topics through the week on our subscription platforms as well as on www.dtnpf.com. Note that all report release times are Central Daylight Time (CDT) unless otherwise noted. 1. Independence Day market hol...
30 Jun 2024
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Rain. It's a word that can make you celebrate or cringe, depending where you fall on the wanting of it. This week, pictures of flooding and the devastation from too much rainfall even launched a social media discussion of what is worse: flooding or drought. The answer is: It doesn't matter. Both can be ruinous. Perhaps it was...
28 Jun 2024
USDA's June 28 quarterly Grain Stocks and Acreage reports put a big smile on the faces of fund managers who came into the report with a large short position. USDA pegged corn stocks and corn planting much higher than traders had expected. Soybean stocks were a bit higher, but the drop in planted acres caught traders by surprise. Wheat futures were ...
28 Jun 2024
By DTN Staff This article was originally published at 11:15 a.m. CDT on Friday, June 28. It was last updated with additional information at 11:39 a.m. CDT on Friday, June 28. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers planted 91.5 million acres of corn and 86.1 million acres of soybeans with both coming in slightly higher than USDA's forecast in March. Corn grain s...