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21 May 2019
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers across the country took advantage of the short period of drier weather last week to make up for lost time in getting seed in the ground. But, as of Sunday, May 19, only about the half of the nation's corn crop and less than a quarter of the soybean crop was planted, according to USDA NASS'...
21 May 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst The good news for the week was the reopening of the St. Louis Harbor to barge traffic, but it could close again as flooding continues with more rain expected to add to the misery there all the way down to New Orleans. The St. Louis Harbor reopened to barge traffic on May 16, but the latest predictions are that...
21 May 2019
By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- While at least some farmers are still trying to get into the fields, USDA is working to craft a $20 billion trade aid program for crops that largely have yet to emerge from the ground. Farm groups have pushed for higher aid for their own commodities, and the National Farmers Union wrote Agricult...
20 May 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The nation's largest meatpackers face a second class-action lawsuit alleging conspiracy to drive down cattle prices. The suit was filed in federal court by a Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based live cattle futures trader. The plaintiff, Michael Sevy, alleges in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court fo...
20 May 2019
By Elizabeth WilliamsDTN Special Correspondent INDIANOLA, Iowa (DTN) -- Good times lift both good and bad farm managers, but when profit margins grow slim, farmers with higher levels of business intelligence are more likely to succeed and grow. Agricultural economist Dave Kohl, a professor emeritus at Virginia Tech and adviser to ag lenders for mor...