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11 Sep 2017
By Mary KennedyDTN Analyst OMAHA (DTN) -- CIF NOLA (New Orleans, Louisiana) DDGS prices were stronger from one week ago, with September at $144 to $148, and October through December at $144 to $150. The market is firming since the announcement last Friday that Vietnam will accept imports of U.S. DDGS once again. The Plant Protection Department of...
8 Sep 2017
By John HarringtonDTN Livestock Analyst In the words of the renowned ag economist Kenny Rogers, cattle marketers need to know when to hold them, know when to fold them, know when to walk away, know when to run. Unfortunately, this critical lesson of timing often falls on deaf ears, especially given feedlot hearing impaired by a marathon rock concer...
8 Sep 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continued to move lower the fifth week of August 2017, according to fertilizer retailers surveyed by DTN. All eight of the major fertilizers were lower compared to last month. But, like last week, only two were down by any significant amount. UAN32 was 6% lower compared to the ...
8 Sep 2017
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Call it Tinder for grazing. A new online tool helps cattle producers seeking feed for their livestock hook up with crop farmers who have fields of crop residue to offer. Created by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Extension, the Crop Residue Exchange (http://cropresidueexchange.unl.edu/…) is d...
7 Sep 2017
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Poultry farmers in the Midwest scored another victory on Tuesday with Tyson Foods' announcement it plans to build a $320 million poultry complex in Tonganoxie, Kansas, in the northeast part of the state. In addition to creating 1,600 jobs, Tyson will be contracting with farmers to provide the needed p...