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4 Sep 2019
By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Nebraska farmers will lose roughly $1 billion in revenues this year for crops and livestock because of retaliatory tariffs, the Nebraska Farm Bureau cited Tuesday. The report uses USDA estimated losses for most major commodities to come up with $943.2 million in losses, though that doesn't inclu...
4 Sep 2019
By Mary Kennedy DTN Cash Markets Analyst On Aug. 29, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued an emergency declaration for a temporary exemption of the hours of service (HOS) for motor carriers and drivers engaged in specific aspects of the emergency relief effort before and after the landfall of Hurricane Dorian. DTN Senior A...
4 Sep 2019
By Brian Ethridge DTN Marketing Editor This article was originally posted at 3:06 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, Sept. 3. It was last updated at 4:00 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, Sept. 3. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn condition improved just 1 percentage point last week, while soybean condition remained unchanged. Development of both crops continue to be well behind normal...
30 Aug 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Research being done on low-lignin alfalfa could help producers in many ways. The benefits include having more flexibility on when they cut their alfalfa, growing the forage with less water, and earning higher prices as cattle can better digest the alfalfa. Researchers from Kansas State University Exten...
30 Aug 2019
By Lance WoodburyDTN Farm Business Adviser In helping families communicate about the future of their farm or ranch, we often run into conflicts between family members. These conflicts come from a variety of sources, such as past behavior or different expectations about how situations should be handled. A seemingly rude comment, the lack of an invit...