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3 Apr 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) -- From a federal perspective, the Farm Credit Administration is as prepared as it can be to help farmers weather the current challenging economic times from continually declining farm income and stagnant commodity prices. But individual farm situations are dire on the ground in Midwestern states such as...
3 Apr 2019
By Russ QuinnDTN Staff Reporter Editor's note: This article was originally posted at 4:25 p.m. CDT on Monday, April 1. It was updated with new information at 12:37 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, April 2. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- John Widdowson saw the forecast during the week of March 10 and made a plan to keep his cattle safe in his operation near Gibbon, Nebrask...
2 Apr 2019
By Mary KennedyDTN Cash Grains Analyst In my March 18 story "Snowmelt, Rain Wreak Havoc on US River Systems" (https://www.dtnpf.com/…), I mentioned that the Mississippi River level in St. Paul, Minnesota, was at 5.8 feet. I watched it meandering through downtown St. Paul as it woke up from its winter hibernation. However, as the days went by and th...
2 Apr 2019
By Alan BruglerDTN Contributing Analyst The stars for Friday's USDA reports were clearly the Planting Intentions for 2019 corn and soybeans, with large corn stocks (as of March 1) getting the award for best supporting actor in a bear costume. USDA showed intentions for 92.792 million acres (ma) of corn in 2019, with soybeans at 84.617 ma. The for...
2 Apr 2019
By Anthony GrederDTN Managing Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. winter wheat is starting off the 2019 growing season in the best condition in three years, according to USDA's first weekly Crop Progress report released Monday. For the week ended March 31, 2019, winter wheat was rated 56% in good-to-excellent condition, well above 32% at the same time last ...