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10 Oct 2019
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst Hay, perhaps the world's most underrated commodity, is everywhere. Some of the hay meadows of New England were hacked out of the forest hundreds of years ago and have been carefully maintained ever since to provide fodder for dairy cows. Then there are the great hayfields of the western High Plains -- thousands...
10 Oct 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Illinois (DTN) -- Ashley Andersen needs more than a few sunny days and they can't come soon enough. The Blair, Nebraska, farmer has a mostly mature corn and soybean crop standing in muddy fields and a cold, wet forecast on the horizon. "As of Monday we hadn't harvested a thing a...
9 Oct 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- A large contingent of agricultural lobbyists joined President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday to sign a partial trade deal with Japan. The agreement will lower or eliminate tariffs into Japan's markets for about $7 billion in agricultural products. Several farm leaders joined the presid...
9 Oct 2019
By Victoria G. MyersProgressive Farmer Senior Editor As fall calving season wraps, many producers avoid the cost of carrying less-productive cows over the winter months by culling the herd. It's a sensible thing to do, but it's also traditionally the time of year when the cull market is at its lowest. What are the options this year? Start with a he...
9 Oct 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA's plans to mandate the use of radio frequency identification of animals in interstate commerce has drawn the ire of a number of ranchers who are part of a lawsuit attempting to stop the move. The ranchers, led by the Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America, or R-CALF U...