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21 Mar 2024
Model forecasts have changed dramatically this week and are now signaling heavy rain for central Brazil and most of its safrinha (second-season) corn crop. As I wrote last week, https://www.dtnpf.com/…, soil moisture across most of Brazil's safrinha corn areas are adequate for now, but low compared to normal, and there isn't enough to last through ...
21 Mar 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- Friday's March 1 USDA Cattle on Feed report is again highly anticipated by market participants, as there are varying opinions on where exactly February's placements will land. The report will likely have a bearish effect on the market, as traders only seem willing to acknowledge whether the report's data is higher or lower than a yea...
21 Mar 2024
REDFIELD, Iowa (DTN) -- A researcher at Louisiana State University (LSU) has developed a new vaccine to fight the No. 1 disease causing fatalities in cattle -- bovine respiratory disease (BRD). BRD can kill up to 8 million calves each year, costing the U.S. cattle industry more than $1 billion. LSU professor of veterinary medicine Shafiqul Chowdhur...
20 Mar 2024
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- The Biden administration finalized national pollution standards for vehicles through 2032, leaving next to no room for ethanol and other biofuels as a tool to cut emissions. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday announced pollution standards for passenger cars, light-duty trucks and medium-duty vehicles ...
20 Mar 2024
REDFIELD, Iowa (DTN) -- After several weeks of burning, the Texas wildfires are 100% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. Now, it's time for a full assessment of the land, including the safety of the water. Andrew Whelton, professor of civil, environmental and ecological engineering at Purdue University, told DTN it is important fo...