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27 May 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (DTN) -- Speaking to meat exporters and livestock producers last week, the administrator for USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service stressed the need for U.S. agriculture to start creating new markets in regions such as Africa. USDA earlier in the week had announced $300 million for the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP). ...
27 May 2024
By Mike Watkins, DTN Correspondent Editor's Note: Throughout May, DTN/Progressive Farmer's special series "Mental Health Hope & Help" is exploring the unique mental health challenges people in rural America face, highlighting efforts to overcome stigma and looking at ways farmers and ranchers can manage their mental wellness. This is the 10th story...
26 May 2024
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Here are the Top 5 things the DTN Newsroom is tracking for the week of May 26. 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. Market closed Monday: Commod...
26 May 2024
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Farming in southeastern Idaho requires different levels of weather resiliency. This week Dan Lakey watched snow fall on a newly emerging canola crop as freezing conditions cast an uncertain future on the tender seedlings. "I'm hoping the snow insulates the crop a little," said Lakey, who lives in Soda Springs, Idaho, but farm...
24 May 2024
By DTN Staff This article was originally published at 2:03 p.m. CDT on Friday, May 24. It was last updated with additional information at 2:27 p.m. CDT on Friday, May 24. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on May 1, 2024...