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17 Jul 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Representatives from a cross section of livestock industries told members of a House Agriculture subcommittee on Tuesday their livelihoods depend on federal efforts to expand trade. The panelists took the occasion to press House members to approve the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) as s...
17 Jul 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The extremely wet, cool weather in the first half of the growing season for most of the Midwest had a negative effect on all crops -- especially forage crops. Farmers in the upper Midwest saw many acres of alfalfa damaged from winterkill and once the growing season started, forage crops were behind no...
16 Jul 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- In the wake of flooding that has inundated the Midwest, people offer different perspectives calling for more investment in flood control infrastructure as recovery begins along the Missouri River and in much of the Mississippi River watershed. Some point to the need for upgraded flood control to ...
16 Jul 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst It's no secret that it's been a very rough year so far on the entire Mississippi River System. Never-ending rains have kept water levels high, closing many locks and dams more than once and shuttering the St. Louis Harbor numerous times, virtually stopping any traffic north or south of there. In fact, the Lowe...
16 Jul 2019
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor This article was originally posted at 3:04 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 15. It was last updated at 3:39 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 15. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn and soybean development continued to lag behind the average pace last week, but conditions for both crops rose slightly, according to the latest USDA NASS Crop P...