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18 Jun 2019
By Jerry Hagstrom DTN Political Correspondent and Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON, D.C. (DTN) -- The National Milk Producers Federation expects a high rate of participation in the new Dairy Margin Coverage program (DMC) as farmer signup begins Monday. National Milk President and CEO Jim Mulhern is urging the farmers to sign up amidst...
18 Jun 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst The long, record-breaking flooding of 2019 on the Mississippi River system has taken a toll on farmland, personal property and the many cities and towns that line the rivers. It has also disrupted commerce on the rivers that depends on barges to move product, especially fertilizer, grain and oilseeds, to and f...
17 Jun 2019
OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers who are not able to plant a crop this spring will not get a trade-aid payment and should not expect higher payment levels than normal under prevented-planting insurance, according to a USDA question-and-answer released late Monday on Market Facilitation Program payments and the new disaster aid. USDA issued a statement from A...
17 Jun 2019
By Loren LindlerDTN News Intern OMAHA (DTN) -- This twice-monthly column condenses the latest news in the field of crop technology, research and products. UNEVEN EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FOOD PRODUCTION Researchers from the University of Minnesota, with help from researchers at the Universities of Oxford and Copenhagen, have seen firsthand some...
17 Jun 2019
By Matt WildeDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor WEST UNION, Iowa (DTN) -- Cover crop seed will be in short supply this year. Farmers and landowners need to get orders in early, according to dealers and veteran cover croppers. Demand for cereal rye, chickpeas, tillage radishes and other cover crop seed was already strong as more farmers ...