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2 Jul 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- Deere & Co. on Monday posted it would lay off as many as 813 workers from its plants in Illinois and Iowa. Deere reported to the Illinois Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification (WARN) website that 503 workers would be laid off at its plant in East Moline, Illinois, starting as early as Sept. 20. The Iowa WARN website also show...
2 Jul 2024
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Farmers have nearly 37% more corn in on-farm storage as of June 1 than the year before, relying on their enhanced storage capacity as profitable prices remain elusive. On June 28, USDA said national corn stockpiles stood at 4.99 billion bushels (bb), 22% more than in June 2023. Of that, 3.03 bb are stored on farms, while ...
1 Jul 2024
This article was originally published at 3:05 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 1. It was last updated with additional information at 3:38 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 1. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn conditions fell for the fourth consecutive week last week, USDA NASS reported in its weekly Crop Progress on Monday. The crop's good-to-excellent rating has now dropped ...
1 Jul 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the House Agriculture Committee did too good a job of trying to satisfy everyone with a bill that boosts spending on farm programs and research. Speaking on Friday at a summer meals program in Omaha, the secretary also noted the House plan seeks to cut $27 billion from nutrition programs over te...
30 Jun 2024
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Here are the Top 5 things the DTN Newsroom is tracking for the week of June 30. Watch for coverage of these and other topics through the week on our subscription platforms as well as on www.dtnpf.com. Note that all report release times are Central Daylight Time (CDT) unless otherwise noted. 1. Independence Day market hol...