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8 Aug 2022
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- The 2022 DTN Digital Yield Tour, powered by Gro Intelligence, finds a corn crop that's poised for success in the east, but struggling with oppressive heat and sporadic rain patterns in the west. Springtime's messy fingerprints are everywhere, especially national corn and soybean yield estimates. Now in its fifth year, the...
8 Aug 2022
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Food giant ADM and food tech company Benson Hill have announced a long-term partnership that will scale up production of ultra-high protein non-GMO soybeans. Through the collaboration, ADM will process and commercialize a portfolio of proprietary ingredients derived from Benson Hill Ultra-High Protein (UHP) soybeans through a...
8 Aug 2022
The Freight Rail Shipping Fair Market Act, introduced in the House, includes several updates that would provide fairer treatment for agricultural shippers. The most recent STB Reauthorization expired almost two years ago. On Aug. 2, Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Donald M. Payne, Jr., D-N.J., Chair of the ...
8 Aug 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers will be offered more incentives to plant cover crops or adopt other conservation practices after Democrats in the Senate pushed through the Inflation Reduction Act on Sunday, a bill considered key to President Joe Biden's agenda on climate change and health care. Vice President Kamala Harris broke a 50-50 tie to pass the bill...
5 Aug 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- A USDA survey of farm real estate values shows the average farm increased in value by 12.4% nationally over the past year, with Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska showing the highest growth in farmland values. USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released the survey on farmland values Friday. The report looks at all farm real estat...