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6 Feb 2025
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- National farm groups have asked a federal court to approve a proposed $83.5 million class action settlement with JBS, in a lawsuit that alleges the companies conspired to "fix, depress, suppress or stabilize" the price of live cattle futures and options traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange from 2015 to 2020. National Far...
5 Feb 2025
OMAHA (DTN) -- Jennifer James was the last of 11 farmers to testify Wednesday before a marathon session of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee. Her testimony was the hardest to hear. Farmers representing corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, rice, sorghum, peanuts, sugar beets and barley all talked about the per-acre financial losses their fellow produc...
5 Feb 2025
ALTOONA, Iowa (DTN) -- As the Trump administration appears to be moving at light speed to implement its agenda, biofuels industry officials said on Tuesday they still are trying to get a read on how a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency led by Lee Zeldin will approach the big-ticket issues for biofuels producers and farmers. That includes the need...
5 Feb 2025
OMAHA (DTN) -- Most average retail fertilizer prices were higher than last month during the fourth full week of January 2025, according to sellers surveyed by DTN. For the first time in 17 weeks, two fertilizers saw significant price increases, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. Prices for six of the eight main fertilizers were higher. An...
3 Feb 2025
OMAHA (DTN) -- The first big trade dispute of the second Trump presidency ended Monday after five days of salvos and market whiplash, but no tariffs imposed. After pressing on Saturday to put 25% tariffs in place, President Donald Trump came to terms with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday afternoon after reaching a deal with Mexican ...