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12 Jun 2019
By Jerry HagstromDTN Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (DTN) -- World Food Prize Foundation President Kenneth Quinn announced Monday, in a ceremony at the State Department, that Simon Groot, a Dutch vegetable breeder who developed seeds that have benefited farmers and consumers in Southeast Asia, has been chosen as the 2019 World Food Prize laurea...
11 Jun 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers who are not able to plant a crop this spring will not get a trade-aid payment and should not expect higher payment levels than normal under prevented-planting insurance, according to a USDA question-and-answer released late Monday on Market Facilitation Program payments and the new disaste...
11 Jun 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- Anyone who has ever owned a cow-calf herd has faced the tough decision on what to do with cows that have lost calves. Do you keep the cows and rebreed them? Or do you sell the cows, either immediately or put some weight on the cows and sell as a cull cow later? Because of the extreme weather in some lo...
11 Jun 2019
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers in at least six states should be eligible for more financial aid under the $19.1 billion disaster aid bill signed into law Thursday by President Donald Trump. With $3 billion specifically set aside for agricultural losses, the legislation will help Southeastern farmers hit by hurricanes l...
10 Jun 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst MINNEAPOLIS (DTN) -- USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the discovery of genetically engineered wheat plants growing in an unplanted agricultural field in Washington state. U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers issued a joint statement saying t...