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21 Apr 2022
One-to-2 feet of snow, with reports up to 30 inches, were noted from a blizzard that affected the Northern Plains and eastern Canadian Prairies from April 12-15. The hardest hit areas were from North Dakota into southern Manitoba where snowfall reports were consistently in that heavy range across most of the whole area outside of the southeast corn...
20 Apr 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN for the second week of April 2022 show all eight major fertilizers had higher prices than the previous month. This has been the trend in recent weeks. Leading the way higher was DAP. The phosphorus fertilizer was 8% more expensive compared to last month and had an average price of $1,047/ton, w...
20 Apr 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- The Biden administration finalized a rule on Tuesday to reverse Trump administration reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act that shortened the time for seeking approval of infrastructure and other projects. The Trump administration NEPA reforms, finalized in July 2020, streamlined what was a drawn-out process for fa...
20 Apr 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- To help rural communities tap into federal programs, the Biden administration on Wednesday rolled out a strategy to expand USDA Rural Development staff in a handful of rural states and tribes. Senior White House officials briefed reporters Tuesday on the Rural Partners Network, "an all-of-government program" to help rural communities...
19 Apr 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- While areas of North Dakota have seen some improvement in the drought that decimated the state in 2021, cow-calf producers need to be prepared for another drought this growing season. Their plans should include knowing what feedstuffs can be used if drought limits pasture and rangeland grass production. Producers should consider seve...