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15 Aug 2017
By Mary KennedyDTN Basis Analyst The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) officially announced on Aug. 4 that members voted to ratify a three-year extension of its master labor contract. The contract extension between the ILWU and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) representing port terminals and carrier employers is expected to provi...
14 Aug 2017
By Alan BruglerDTN Contributing Analyst In a ballgame eerily similar to last year, USDA threw a curve ball at the corn market Thursday. But unlike last August when the bulls were able to hit that bearish offering and close higher, this year they clearly swung and missed. Traders had been expecting a national average corn yield in the 166-bushel-pe...
14 Aug 2017
By Gregg HillyerProgressive Farmer Editor In Chief Matt Tiefenbrun loves to talk turkey. And why not? Since he and his wife, Eleanor, established Buttonwood Farm in 2010, their pasture-raised poultry operation has seen impressive growth -- from 75 turkeys and 400 chickens to 4,000 turkeys and 55,000 broilers/3,500 laying hens -- in seven short yea...
14 Aug 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The scientist who is the subject of a congressional investigation into an international body's declaration that glyphosate is "probably carcinogenic to humans," told DTN he did not hold back information that was contrary to the finding. Dr. Aaron Blair, a scientist at the National Cancer Institute, is...
11 Aug 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Walt Disney Co. paid Beef Products Inc. a settlement of at least $177 million as a result of a defamation suit filed against ABC News by Beef Products over the network's coverage of lean, finely textured beef, according to a third-quarter financial report released by Disney on Tuesday. Dakota Dunes, S...