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Dairy Cow Bird Flu Investigation

Samples tested by the FDA show remnants or fragments of highly pathogenic avian influenza in pasteurized milk, indicating the H5N1 virus has spread across more dairy herds than federal investigators had discovered. FDA and dairy groups stress that pasteurized milk remains safe.

DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends

For the fourth consecutive week, average retail prices for all eight major fertilizers were higher compared to last month, though none were up significantly.

ADM Chief Financial Officer to Resign

Archer Daniels Midland's chief financial officer Vikram Luthar will resign at the end of September amid ongoing investigations into the company's accounting practices, according to a company filing Monday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report

Nationwide, corn planting reached 12% complete and soybean planting reached 8% as of Sunday, April 21, both slightly ahead of the five-year averages. Winter wheat conditions were rated 50% good to excellent, down 5 points from the previous week.

Groups Want EPA NE Iowa Nitrates Fix

Environmental groups filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, asking the agency to take steps to reduce nitrate pollution in drinking water in northeast Iowa.

Iowa Fertilizer Plant Sale Opposed

Iowa farmers oppose Netherlands-based Orascom Constructions Industries (OCI) selling a seven-year-old fertilizer plant on the Mississippi River near Wever, Iowa, in the state's southeast corner.

Top 5 Things to Watch

Week of April 21 we'll kick off the 2024 installment of our popular View From the Cab series, and initiate a new series on land trends. We'll also track the latest round of spring rain systems moving across the country.

USDA April 1 Cattle on Feed Report

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.8 million head on April 1, 2024. The inventory was 1% above April 1, 2023, USDA NASS reported on Friday.

Biden Administration Grants Summer E15 Waiver

E15 sales will be allowed to continue across the country this summer after the Biden administration approved an emergency waiver Friday.

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FARM MARKET NEWS - CORN REPORT FOR Tue, April 23

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FARM MARKET NEWS - SOYBEAN AND WHEAT REPORT FOR Tue, April 23

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