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3 Apr 2018
By Greg D. HorstmeierDTN Editor in Chief OMAHA (DTN) -- Nationwide, U.S. farmers have become positive about both their current situation and their future, pushing the DTN/The Progressive Farmer Agriculture Confidence Index to its third highest level ever. The overall index reached 134.8, up almost 22 points from the December/January level and sligh...
3 Apr 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- The Organization for Competitive Markets has filed a legal challenge against USDA for withdrawing a set livestock marketing rules designed to level the playing field for producers while negotiating supply contracts with larger agribusinesses. On Friday, attorneys for OCM filed a 170-page brief asking ...
3 Apr 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. pork producers had ramped up production in the first quarter of this year, but futures prices continue to fall as China announced Monday it was moving ahead with a 25% increase in tariffs on fresh pork products. The tariff hikes come after leaders from Chinese-owned Smithfield Foods -- respon...
2 Apr 2018
By Claire VathProgressive Farmer Contributing Editor Kai Knutson never envisioned a career in agribusiness. "I'd studied biology, and I wanted to be a college professor," said the now-27-year-old. Yogurt opened up his worldview. Upon graduation from Minnesota's Carleton College in 2011, Knutson was awarded a Watson Fellowship, offering him the opp...
2 Apr 2018
By Claire VathProgressive Farmer Contributing Editor Kai Knutson never envisioned a career in agribusiness. "I'd studied biology, and I wanted to be a college professor," said the now-27-year-old. Yogurt opened up his worldview. Upon graduation from Minnesota's Carleton College in 2011, Knutson was awarded a Watson Fellowship, offering him the opp...