With placements in Friday's May 1 USDA Cattle on Feed report anticipated
to range anywhere from 96.2% to 108.5%, traders will likely remain on edge
until the data is released.
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Rural schools face declining enrollment, funding gaps and teacher
shortages. But instead of buckling under the pressure, rural educators are
rising to the occasion, meeting systemic challenges with innovative solutions.
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USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce
said landowners should start to receive notifications within the next month
about whether they have farmland eligible for enrollment in base acres. Fordyce
also acknowledged at least some local county offices are facing staffing
challenges.
FUSDA Ready to Add 30 Million Base Acres
Ag machinery manufacturers are feeling the pain of a down market but
continue to roll out new technology, new equipment, winning designs and
celebrate a close connection with its military veteran farmers.
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DTN Contributing Analyst Philip Shaw says the war or lack of war in Iran
has really upset the energy applecart and it has had an effect on grain prices.
It just so happens soybean oil has that relationship with its crude cousin,
partially putting soybeans at a higher level as we go into June. The question
is what happens next?
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