It's been slow going for spring wheat planting in some parts of North
Dakota and South Dakota as the cold temperatures are still hanging around.
1^Cash Market Moves
Maryland farmer Chris Weaver will be one of the farmers reporting each
week as part of DTN's View From the Cab feature.
BView From the Cab
Washington is under heavy watch, as we track the farm bill progression
along with the Trump administration's refusal to accept four female members of
the United Soybean Board.
BTop 5 Things to Watch
The Trump administration rejected five farmer nominees to the United
Soybean Board
- including four experienced women farmers
- without
explanation, raising questions about the White House's role.
BWomen Soybean Farmers Removed From USB
Pseudorabies has been detected in commercial swine in Iowa and Texas for
the first time since its 2004 eradication, likely contracted from feral hogs.
USDA APHIS and state officials are working to contain the outbreak, stressing
the disease poses no food safety risk to consumers.
7^USDA Confirms Disease in US Swine