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19 Jan 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- JBS USA has announced the sale of the world's largest cattle-feeding operation, Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, to affiliates of Pinnacle Asset Management LP, in a sale valued at approximately $200 million. JBS USA had been shopping around for a buyer for Five Rivers Cattle Feeding since last summer a...
18 Jan 2018
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Average retail fertilizer prices continued to shift higher the second week of January 2018, according to retailers surveyed by DTN. The good news for farmers facing higher fertilizer prices is a majority of farmers appear to have already purchased at least some of their needs for the upcoming growing s...
18 Jan 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Fearful about the prospect of seeing NAFTA derailed, more than 30 ag-related business groups have come together to create Americans for Farmers & Families, a coalition focused on stressing the importance of the free-trade agreement to President Donald Trump, his administration and Congress. The g...
18 Jan 2018
By Elaine KubDTN Contributing Analyst You go to the grocery store. At the top of your shopping list, you have written: "ground beef," for which you expect to pay about $3 per pound. But when you get to the meat counter, it's actually $7 per pound! "Skip it," you say. "We'll just have to feed the kids chicken nuggets instead of tacos. Or maybe a nic...
17 Jan 2018
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- A study published this week contributes more details than previous reports on biomass crops most suited to bioenergy feedstock use and what long-term factors may affect their growth. A new long-term analysis conducted by 26 researchers across the country and published in "GCB Bioenergy," examined the ...