A soybean farmer testified at the March 24 USTR hearing concerning the proposal to place hefty fees on Chinese ship operators and Chinese-built ships and how it would financially h... [Read Full Blog]

An average-price contract is a forward marketing contract that doesn't utilize options, with historical data showing that marketing new-crop corn in the spring rather than at harve... [Read Full Blog]

The 10-, 20- and 30-year corn/soybean yield ratios vs. the soybean/corn price ratios for the top 15 states that grow both, and the U.S.

After months of freezing funds for the Rural Energy For America Program (REAP), Empowering Rural America (New ERA) and Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) programs, USDA issued... [Read Full Blog]

The Economic Research Service's third reading of net farm incomes is lower than 2023, but the decline is softer than initially forecast due to better-than-expected production expen... [Read Full Blog]

The DTN forecast shows below-normal temperatures for much of the Corn Belt in April, threatening to delay fieldwork and shorten planting windows. However, there are some signals th... [Read Full Blog]

Biofuels and agriculture interest groups asked U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to not only finalize Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2026 immediate... [Read Full Blog]

Review these anhydrous ammonia safety procedures before moving tanks and beginning applications this spring.

Although I believe the cattle market's long-term trajectory is bullish, I'm led to believe this upcoming week could present some challenges.

A front has stalled out in central Brazil. Both it and a system coming up from the north will help produce widespread showers across the country through next week, which is useful... [Read Full Blog]

At its latest meeting the Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, but Fed policymakers pushed up their inflation projections and expressed confidence in the eco... [Read Full Blog]

Around the industry: John Deere earned nine AE50 awards; Yanmar opens electrification unit; and AGCO named its 2024 Technician of the Year.

The soybean-corn price ratio is sending a clear signal to expect a switch from soybean acres to corn, but what about after the Prospective Plantings report? And is there a chance f... [Read Full Blog]

March 18 is National Ag Day in the United States. DTN hopes you'll join us in recognizing and celebrating the many benefits that agriculture brings to our nation, to our overall ec... [Read Full Blog]