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16 Apr 2024
WASHINGTON (DTN) -- The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee expects to mark-up a farm bill in committee before the end of May and use a Biden administration move to boost SNAP spending to increase spending in other areas of the farm bill. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, R-Pa., spoke Tuesday to members of North American Agricultural Journalists (N...
15 Apr 2024
This article was originally published at 3:04 p.m. CDT on Monday, April 15. It was last updated with additional information at 3:44 p.m. CDT on Monday, April 15. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn, soybean and spring wheat planting and winter wheat heading were all running slightly ahead of their five-year averages, and winter wheat conditions fell slightly la...
15 Apr 2024
WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack pointed to a budget proposal backed by a majority of House Republicans as a "pretty radical" plan to cut and eliminate USDA farm safety net programs. Vilsack spoke Monday to members of the North American Agricultural Journalists (NAAJ) at their annual meeting. Vilsack's talk with reporters touch...
15 Apr 2024
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Three more dairy herds in three additional Michigan counties have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, according to state officials, in tests confirmed by the USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratory. Earlier this week, HPAI was confirmed in dairy herds in North Carolina and South Dakota, bringing the ...
14 Apr 2024
REDFIELD, Iowa (DTN) -- Springtime on a cattle ranch is considered one of the best times of the year as new calves show up daily and prove to the ranchers if they made good breeding decisions. That's no different at Silver Spur Ranch in Kiowa, Colorado. Manager Decky Spiller said it's his favorite time of year. "We can see if the decisions we made ...