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19 Jan 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- Mississippi poultry farmer Trina McClendon was on the road to financial recovery in 2020 following the 2017 death of her husband, Rusty, when Sanderson Farms announced a 9% pay cut for contract chicken farmers in the state in August 2021. The devastating news came to light just days after a joint venture between Cargill Inc. ...
19 Jan 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- Nebraska officials have approved a preliminary plan to treat 150 million gallons of contaminated water at the defunct AltEn ethanol plant in eastern Nebraska, just a week after officials from two states were able to halt plans by AltEn's owner to sell potentially pesticide-contaminated biochar from the facility. A group comprised of ...
19 Jan 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continue to be mostly higher the second week of January 2022, according to retailers surveyed by DTN. However, for the first time in more than 13 months, a fertilizer was actually lower than a month ago. None of the eight major fertilizers were up a considerable amount, another new trend. DTN designates a sig...
18 Jan 2022
Most of North America enjoyed a warmer stretch of weather last week as we said goodbye to the cold, arctic air for at least a little while. But it is still winter, so when will our next cold shot come through and will it be a long-duration event? Again, we look to the upper levels to see what is headed our way in North America for the next 10 days....
18 Jan 2022
TREMONT, Ill. (DTN) -- Precision Planting announced Tuesday it's getting into the sprayer business. The company known for developing smart products and technology to make planters better plans to do the same thing for sprayers. The Illinois-based company, owned by AGCO, revealed projects focused on improving the operation and data collection of spr...