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24 May 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Kimberly Meier has sold about twice as much alfalfa seed this spring as she normally does. Her region of northern Illinois saw high rates of alfalfa winterkill this spring after a winter of colder-than-normal temperatures. The Ridott, Illinois, farmer and seed dealer said, because of that, she sold ab...
23 May 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- There's an adrenaline rush that comes with finally getting in the field. At least Scott Wallis is fairly certain it is more than all the Diet Mountain Dew he's been drinking to keep caffeinated during long hours in the tractor seat over the past week. "Attitudes li...
23 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...
23 May 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- With so much of the planting season left ahead of farmers this spring, it can be hard to focus on the few corn acres that are in -- but they need your attention. One grower told AgriGold agronomist Brandon Nystrom his cornfield looked great from the road -- he could see uniform green rows...
22 May 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA on Tuesday said its new round of trade aid "is being designed to avoid skewing planting decisions" after soybean prices fell following a Bloomberg report with details on the aid package. Bloomberg reported USDA would announce a $15 billion aid package on Thursday that would pay farmers $2 a...