Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has now designated 1,628 unduplicated counties across 33 states as primary natural disaster areas. He signed disaster designations for another 44 counties in 12 states on …
Drought
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by Darin Newsom, DTN Senior Analyst OMAHA (DTN) — The most interesting aspect of Friday’s crop production and supply and demand reports should be how USDA manages the bottom line …
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by Cheri Zagurski, DTN Managing Editor and Anthony Greder, DTN News Editor OMAHA (DTN) — Half of the nation’s corn crop was rated poor to very poor as of Sunday, …
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The following is portion of an article from AgWeb.com: by Boyce Thompson, AgWeb.com Editorial Director Thanks to public hysteria over drought conditions coupled with massive uncertainty over harvest yields, the …
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The following is a press release from Montana FSA: (Bozeman, Mont., Aug. 2) – USDA authorized Daniels & Hill counties for emergency haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) …
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Wyoming CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Sixteen Wyoming counties are now designated as primary natural disaster areas due to drought. Governor Matt Mead requested these designations and the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, …
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The following is a press release from Montana FSA: (Bozeman, Mont., July 30) – Today, July 30th, USDA authorized Montana’s Glacier County for emergency haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve …
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It’s not just cattle feeders and ethanol manufacturers who are feeling the pain from the recent sharp rise in crop prices. Top manufacturers of goods that line grocery store shelves …
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USDA’s Economic Research Service says the drought is seriously affecting U.S. agriculture – impacting the crop and livestock sectors and potentially increasing food prices at the retail level. Almost 40-percent …
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By Christine Stebbins, Reuters Crops are taking a beating in the worst drought since 1988 but most farmers are not sweating like they did 24 years ago when a drought …