Entries for October 2015
RECENT NEWS
29 Oct 2015
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 10/29 11:59 Widespread Pressure Seen In Livestock Futures Livestock futures turned lower Thursday as cattle futures are weaker with softness following traders taking positions following limit-higher trade midweek. Follow-through liquidation continues to be seen through the hog market is developing, putting even more pr...
29 Oct 2015
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2015 – Today Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the creation of the nation’s first Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) Center of Excellence. The Center of Excellence will build on the Administration’s commitment to job-driven training. It will build on best practices that help...
29 Oct 2015
DTN Midday Grain Comments 10/29 11:18 Grains Mixed at Midday Futures are mixed in slow trade at midday with beans lower and corn and wheat higher. By David Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst General Comments U.S. stock markets are lower with the DOW futures down 55 points. Interest rate products are higher. The dollar index is 40 points lower. Energies...
29 Oct 2015
DTN Midday Grain Comments 10/29 11:18 Grains Mixed at Midday Futures are mixed in slow trade at midday with beans lower and corn and wheat higher. By David Fiala DTN Contributing Analyst General Comments U.S. stock markets are lower with the DOW futures down 55 points. Interest rate products are higher. The dollar index is 40 points lower. Energies...
29 Oct 2015
LOUISVILLE, October 29, 2015—Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced a commitment by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to prioritize $5.6 billion over the next two years within USDA programs and services that serve new and beginning farmers and ranchers. Deputy Secretary Harden also announced a new, tailored web tool desi...