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3 Dec 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- The U.S. Cattlemen's Association is asking the U.S. treasury secretary to conduct a review of Brazil's Marfrig Global Foods increasing its stake in Kansas City, Missouri-based National Beef Packing. Marfrig announced in mid-November the company would buy the remaining 31% of National Beef, the fo...
3 Dec 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst Normally, I would have written a soybean harvest story in late October. This year, however, soybean harvest was very late for many and, in fact, is still not 100% finished. The most recent USDA Crop Progress report showed that soybean harvest nationwide was 94% completed as of Nov. 25. The states where soybean...
3 Dec 2019
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor This article was originally posted at 3:06 p.m. CST on Monday, Dec. 2. It was last updated at 3:33 p.m. CST on Monday, Dec. 2. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. farmers made little headway in wrapping up the 2019 row-crop harvest last week, as two major winter storm systems hit wide swaths of the country at midweek and at ...
2 Dec 2019
By Pamela SmithDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Get ready to go back to chemistry class. The federal label requires special training if you intend to use Engenia, XtendiMax, FeXapan or Tavium dicamba formulations in 2020. And, for the first time, applicators using paraquat must complete training specific to tha...
2 Dec 2019
By Dan MillerProgressive Farmer Senior Editor Farm-equipment manufacturers are certainly aware of the challenges facing customers today, but Robert Crain doesn't believe U.S. farmers are ready to throw in the towel. "The larger guys are cautiously optimistic," said AGCO's senior vice president and general manager, Americas. He believes, however, th...