Uneven Recovery in U.S. Foodservice Sector Implies the Same for Animal Protein
January 27, 2021 17:00 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Jan. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As COVID-19 spread across the country last year, it spurred the “great grocery grab of 2020” - a shift to at-home food consumption not seen since the early...
Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation Announces Its Largest-Ever Funding Opportunity for Early Stage Nursing-Driven Interventions
January 26, 2021 12:07 ET
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Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation
NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation (RAHF) today released two Requests for Proposals (RFP) – one for grant funding through the Hillman Emergent...
Rural Broadband Auction Results Raise Concerns About Execution, Financial Risk
January 25, 2021 14:51 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Jan. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The results of the first round of the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction left many industry participants...
CoBank Quarterly: Probable Boost in Fiscal Spending Lifts Outlook
January 14, 2021 13:15 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Jan. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The coronavirus still dominates the economy and continues to impact rural industries, but with vaccines rolling out, the virus will slowly loosen its grip...
Mailbox Milk Prices Expected to Normalize in 2021 Following Year of Extreme Volatility
December 21, 2020 15:06 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Dec. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The pandemic in 2020 caused unprecedented market volatility in dairy prices, leading to lower milk checks for dairy producers. However, the price spread is...
CoBank Releases 2021 Year Ahead Report – Forces That Will Shape the U.S. Rural Economy
December 17, 2020 15:44 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Dec. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The speed of the economic recovery will largely hinge on the availability, dissemination and reach of COVID-19 vaccines, pushing the expected burst of...
Grain Elevators Capitalize on Price Rally, Potential Volatility Ahead with Inverted Futures Prices
December 15, 2020 13:44 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Dec. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An explosive counter-seasonal rally in grain prices that continued through early December has dramatically changed the complexion of the 2020-21 grain...
Surging Feed Prices Will Challenge the U.S. Animal Protein Sector’s Recovery
December 10, 2020 13:35 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. animal protein sector is expected to face a 12% increase in feed costs in 2021, which will mark the highest year-over-year inflation since 2011....
Funding Uncertainties Wreak Havoc for Rural Communications at the Worst Time Possible
November 12, 2020 13:59 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Nov. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the U.S. and China continue to battle over trade, technology, and intellectual property rights, people living in rural America are getting caught in the...
UPDATE -- Forestry, Conservation and Environmental CEOs Establish Common Ground on the Role of Private Working Forests as a Natural Climate Solution
November 12, 2020 07:46 ET
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National Alliance of Forest Owners
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 48 environmental, conservation and forest business leaders today announced an agreement of principles on the important role sustainably managed forests...