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22 May 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- A USDA official updated members of Congress on Tuesday about work to keep African swine fever from infecting the U.S. pork industry. Greg Ibach, undersecretary of marketing and regulatory programs for USDA, told lawmakers USDA has stepped up biosecurity and import control efforts for African swine...
22 May 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Environmentalists and some other groups often accuse agriculture producers of being part of the problem when it comes to climate change. But farmers and ranchers testifying before the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee on Tuesday told senators they are trying to be part of the solution. Weston, Nebrask...
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...