Entries for August 2015
RECENT NEWS
20 Aug 2015
By Danny KlinefelterDTN Farm Business Adviser First, DTN's Marcia Taylor and Elizabeth Williams have written a couple of great articles recently on DTN and in The Progressive Farmer. Marcia's was direct advice on how progressive operators plan to skin a profit in 2015 (see http://goo.gl/…). Elizabeth's was insight she gathered from some bright and ...
20 Aug 2015
August 20, 2015 Portland Price Trends 08-01-14 01-01-15 07-01-15 08-13-15 08-13-15 #1 SWW (bu) 6.92 6.97 6.60 5.78 5.80 White Club 8.17 9.47 7.35 6.53 6.55 DNS 14% 8.31 8.27 7.63 6.28 6.28 HRW 11.5% 7.63 7.31 6.67 5.70 5.86 #2 Corn (ton) 178.00 195.00 180.00 158.00 163.00 #2 Barley 175.00 170.00 150.00 160.00 160.00 Wheat..West coast wheat markets ...
20 Aug 2015
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 08/20 16:12 Cattle Futures Bounce Mostly Higher Thanks to Short Covering The cattle complex settled mostly higher with nearby live issues attracting the greatest reprieve. On the other hand, lean hog issues closed under pressure as traders considered the difficulties tied to seasonal fundamentals ahead. By John Harring...
20 Aug 2015
By Deborah R. HusoProgressive Farmer Contributor There is much about the life of Nick and Celeste Nolan that would seem idyllic. The young couple resides on rolling acreage near Cora, Ohio. They are continuing the dairy started by Nick's grandparents in 1947, while raising young children close to the land on 110 acres of pasture and woods. But the ...
20 Aug 2015
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2015 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today made the following statement: