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3 Jul 2017
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and other beef industry officials marked the distribution of the first United States beef in China in 13 years, in a ceremony held in Beijing. In a news release, USDA said Perdue joined with U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad to slice a Ne...
3 Jul 2017
By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor and Emily Unglesbee DTN Staff Reporter WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Despite expectations in the grain trade that soybean planted acres would top corn acres this year, USDA on Friday pegged corn planting at 90.89 million acres with soybeans coming in at 89.51 million acres. USDA released planted-acre estimates for major...
3 Jul 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Reports of the characteristic cupped leaves associated with dicamba drift have put soybean growers on high alert this summer. While suspicious symptoms have been reported, what is less certain is how much yield loss famers will actually face when combines roll across these fields in the ...
30 Jun 2017
By John HarringtonDTN Livestock Analyst Despite the fact that JBS had enjoyed an impressive growth curve through Brazil and parts beyond for more than 50 years, the global meat giant was treated like the new kid on the block by the U.S. media when it first made "worthy" headlines in 2007. That was the year the borderline spendthrift company seemed ...
30 Jun 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Wheat took a beating in the Great Plains this year. A late-season winter blizzard coupled with an outbreak of wheat streak mosaic has left growers harvesting wildly different wheat crops across each state -- and sometimes within the same field. Despite the variable yields and damage, on...