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22 Sep 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- The confirmation of African swine fever in Haiti came as no surprise to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who on Wednesday told state agriculture regulators USDA is doing all it can to prevent the spread of the deadly virus to the U.S. mainland. "Our theory and our belief is it's more widespread than perhaps we know tod...
22 Sep 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- Potash prices rose significantly compared to last month, while the average retail price of DAP reached a 10-year high, according to prices tracked by DTN for the second week of September 2021. Potash was 6% higher compared to last month. The fertilizer had an average price of $598/ton. The remaining seven fertilizers were all just sl...
22 Sep 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- When the House Ways and Means Committee released its plans last week to raise taxes -- saving stepped-up basis but cutting estate-tax exemptions -- the tax committee dusted off a little-used special farmland valuation tool known as Section 2032A. Section 2032A gives farmers an alternative way to value their farmland to reduce estate ...
21 Sep 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- With harvest underway in some areas of the Corn Belt and beginning soon in others, farmers will be busy collecting and storing millions of bushels of grain. While agriculture is already a dangerous occupation, working with stored grain can be especially hazardous. Basic safety rules and specialized equipment can be used to keep those...
21 Sep 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- African swine fever has spread to Haiti, as the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) confirmed an outbreak on Monday in the very-most southern city of Anse-a-Pitre, bordering the Dominican Republic. The OIE report is the first indication the virus may have spread from the Dominican Republic where it was identified in th...