Entries for February 2020
RECENT NEWS
6 Feb 2020
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2020 – Ambassador Kip Tom, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, will speak at the annual dinner of USDA’s 96th Agricultural Outlook Forum, USDA’s largest annual meeting, slated for February 20-21, 2020 in Arlington, Va.
Ambassador Tom will address the role of science and innovation i...
6 Feb 2020
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 02/06/20 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TOD...
6 Feb 2020
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- As has been the case for quite some time, retail fertilizer prices continue to be mostly lower, according to prices tracked by DTN for the fourth week of January 2020. Only one fertilizer had a sizeable price decline compared to last month. DAP is 6% lower compared to the month prior and now has an ave...
6 Feb 2020
By Victoria G. MyersProgressive Farmer Senior Editor A cattle virus, first identified in Japan in 2003, has just been confirmed in U.S. cattle. News of the finding was published in medical journal, "Emerging Infectious Diseases." The virus is called "bovine kobuvirus" (BKV), and it is in the same family as viruses that cause head colds and sinus i...
6 Feb 2020
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- After a day of being lambasted by international media and even President Donald Trump, Iowa Democrats released results of roughly 62% of the Iowa precinct totals late Tuesday afternoon. After a brief mea culpa in the late afternoon, Iowa Democratic Party officials reported South Bend, Indiana, Ma...