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6 Jan 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- Cow-calf producers need to fully examine how much they can afford to pay for replacement heifers. The heifer's value is based on her ability to stay in the herd and the producer's ability to manage that productivity and control costs. These were some observations from a recent University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Extension BeefWatch ...
6 Jan 2021
OMAHA (DTN) -- Crop and forage farmers in areas hit by natural disasters that suffered verifiable quality losses in the 2018 or 2019 crop years can apply for a new USDA ad-hoc program -- the Quality Loss Adjustment Program -- that will start enrollment Wednesday. USDA also is working on how aid payments derived from the $13 billion provided in the ...
6 Jan 2021
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Picket fence stands of hybrid corn towering skyward could take on a different look in coming years. Suddenly, short is where it's at, at least for Bayer Crop Science. Hybrids that are about a third to half in height with an ear that sets about knee high are already being planted in Mexico under the brand name Vitala. The comp...
5 Jan 2021
DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- Canadian Pacific moved more grain and grain products in 2020 than it ever has in any prior calendar year in its history, the railroad announced Monday. Some of that increase was due to an increase in newer, bigger railcars. Approximately 31.31 million metric tons (mmt) of Canadian grain and grain products moved on the firm'...
5 Jan 2021
Family businesses are full of competing interests. Parents who are also owners must make short-term financial decisions with an eye toward multigenerational survival. Siblings who are also coworkers must balance the frustrations of working together daily with the goal of positively interacting at Christmas, birthdays and other family events. These ...