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3 Sep 2024
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) –- Many states saw a continued downturn in range and pasture conditions for the week ending Sept. 3, according to the latest data from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Surveys show 28 of the contiguous 48 states saw a decrease in grazing areas rated good to excellent. There were 31 states that reported a...
3 Sep 2024
This article was originally published at 3:04 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, Sept. 3. It was last updated with additional information at 3:14 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, Sept. 3. OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn conditions held while and soybean conditions fell last week, according to USDA NASS' weekly national Crop Progress report released Tuesday. Corn was rated 65% in good-t...
1 Sep 2024
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- The heat was on in central Kentucky this past week and it was urging corn toward a finish. At Affinity Farms, near New Haven, yield checks in early planted corn revealed some at 23% moisture on Aug. 29, but later-planted corn still had some cooking to do. Quint Pottinger and crews have been busy getting harvest equipment read...
1 Sep 2024
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Here are the Top 5 things the DTN Newsroom is tracking for the week of Sept. 1. Watch for coverage of these and other topics through the week on our subscription platforms as well as on www.DTNPF.com. Note that all report release times are Central Daylight Time unless otherwise noted. 1. Markets closed for Labor Day: Mar...
30 Aug 2024
BOONE, Iowa (DTN) -- Health insurance and healthcare availability have always been a challenge in rural areas and now Iowa-based agricultural solutions company, Landus, is helping farmers with health coverage. "We talk to our farmer-members and the number one thing on their minds is health insurance," Molly Toot, senior vice president of administra...