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3 May 2024
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is expected to hear oral arguments at summer's end in Cody Easterday's lawsuit against Tyson Fresh Meats, alleging the company breached a contract by not paying him for selling his beef in Japan. Easterday, a former eastern Washington rancher, is serving an 11-year prison senten...
3 May 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- The House and Senate plans for the farm bill go in opposite directions when it comes to eligibility for farm program payments. In an effort to curb both wealthy investors and absentee landlords, farmers with adjusted gross incomes (AGI) above $700,000 would see their access to commodity program payments restricted under a farm bill p...
2 May 2024
My Uncle Arne was a major part of my childhood and young adult years on the family farm in the Sandhills of north-central Nebraska. An Army veteran and grade-school teacher, Arne taught for more than 35 years in several rural Nebraska schools. During the summer months, he worked on the farm with my dad, grandpa, younger brother, and me. I have many...
1 May 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- After a couple of growing seasons with major drought issues, the forage outlook appears to be positive heading into the 2024 growing seasons. While there are some pockets where drought is continuing to hang on, more moisture has been present this winter into spring in many areas. Despite this outlook, the forage crop will certainly f...
1 May 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN for the fourth week of April 2024 continued to be slightly higher. Seven of the eight major fertilizers are higher in price compared to a month. Despite the increases, no fertilizer was up a considerable amount. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more. Seven fertilizers were s...