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Ag Weather Forum
John Baranick
Friday, March 08, 2024 5:03 PM
Very warm temperatures so far this winter and early spring might tempt some producers to plant their 2024 crops early. However, a burst of colder air coming in later this month could get some additional support in early April and would be damaging if it is cold enough. [Read Full Blog]
Thursday, March 07, 2024 6:57 PM
Root zone-level moisture showed a drop-off during the very warm final two weeks of February. [Read Full Blog]
Wednesday, March 06, 2024 7:48 PM
Recent heat, strong winds and overall dry conditions have sapped topsoil moisture for winter wheat in the Central and Southern Plains. However, two storm systems are poised to bring good moisture back into the region. [Read Full Blog]
Canada Markets
Cliff Jamieson
Thursday, March 07, 2024 8:34 PM
The new-crop canola future is showing a slow but steady move higher, which may prove to be a rounded bottom reversal pattern that bears watching over time. [Read Full Blog]
Thursday, March 07, 2024 8:34 PM
The new-crop canola future is showing a slow but steady move higher, which may prove to be a rounded bottom reversal pattern that bears watching over time. [Read Full Blog]
Wednesday, March 06, 2024 8:51 PM
Today's move in the Canadian dollar against the United States dollar was the largest one-day move higher since mid-December, while the spot loonie has traded within a 100-basis point range over the past four weeks. [Read Full Blog]
Fundamentally Speaking
Joel Karlin
Friday, March 08, 2024 1:43 PM
Change in the November soybean/December corn ratio from Jan 1 to Feb 1, Feb 1 to Mar 1 and Mar 1 to Apr 1 vs. the SX/CZ ratio as of Mar 1. [Read Full Blog]
Friday, March 08, 2024 1:43 PM
Change in the November soybean/December corn ratio from Jan 1 to Feb 1, Feb 1 to Mar 1 and Mar 1 to Apr 1 vs. the SX/CZ ratio as of Mar 1. [Read Full Blog]
Friday, March 08, 2024 1:43 PM
Change in the November soybean/December corn ratio from Jan 1 to Feb 1, Feb 1 to Mar 1 and Mar 1 to Apr 1 vs. the SX/CZ ratio as of Mar 1. [Read Full Blog]
An Urban's Rural View
Urban Lehner
Friday, March 08, 2024 11:07 AM
Big international and domestic uncertainties face Japan, which despite being overshadowed by China, Mexico and Canada remains a big market for U.S. agricultural exports. [Read Full Blog]
Thursday, February 22, 2024 12:39 PM
More employees are being required to spend at least part of their time in the office, but a lot of people still work remotely full time. That's good for rural America. [Read Full Blog]
Monday, February 12, 2024 7:30 PM
Book banning is booming these days. A neighborhood book group in Vancouver, Washington, is reading some suppressed titles and weighing the pros and cons. [Read Full Blog]
Ag Policy Blog
Chris Clayton
Friday, March 08, 2024 7:25 PM
A letter to the chair and ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee by ten Republicans urged committee leaders to not include H.R. 4417, the Exposing Agriculture Trade Suppression (EATS) Act, or any similar language that serves to nullify state laws and standards for agricultural production in the 2024 farm bill. [Read Full Blog]
Friday, March 08, 2024 4:03 PM
The president's State of the Union speech included a long list of legislation and while he gave a nod to family farmers and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Biden did not call on Congress to pass a farm bill this year. [Read Full Blog]
Tuesday, March 05, 2024 9:35 PM
The major commodity groups representing corn, soybean and wheat farmers are divided on what, if anything, should happen to base acres. All three major groups see a need to increase reference prices, even though they know it's a costly ask. [Read Full Blog]
Harrington's Sort & Cull
DTN Staff
Monday, March 04, 2024 6:34 PM
Will chain speeds increase soon? I find it much more likely packers will keep chain speeds reduced so cash prices don't trade higher and supplies of market-ready cattle slowly start to build back up. [Read Full Blog]
Monday, February 26, 2024 7:07 PM
With harsh winter weather conditions prohibiting sales across the majority of the nation for a full week in January, it's hard to believe placements were only down 7% in Friday's Cattle on Feed report. [Read Full Blog]
Monday, February 12, 2024 9:09 PM
With the beef cow herd dramatically reduced, some feeder cattle buyers have already begun to buy grass calves. [Read Full Blog]
Technically Speaking
DTN Staff
Monday, March 04, 2024 1:41 PM
Spot soybean oil prices are testing long-term support near 45 cents at a time when the moods for corn, soybean and wheat prices remain bearish. Can the half-off sale in bean oil generate demand a second time? [Read Full Blog]
Monday, March 04, 2024 1:41 PM
Spot soybean oil prices are testing long-term support near 45 cents at a time when the moods for corn, soybean and wheat prices remain bearish. Can the half-off sale in bean oil generate demand a second time? [Read Full Blog]
Monday, February 26, 2024 4:36 PM
Corn has plummeted in the last several weeks with speculative funds adding to what is already a record net-short position in corn. Even as corn export sales are running ahead of USDA's projection and South American production estimates are falling below those of the USDA, there has been little reason for funds to cover those shorts. However, seasonally this is historically the wrong time of year to be short. [Read Full Blog]
Minding Ag's Business
Katie Dehlinger
Friday, March 08, 2024 6:56 PM
Crop insurance purchases for most row-crop growers must be made by March 15. Farmers also need to visit their local Farm Service Agency office to make their ARC or PLC elections for the year. [Read Full Blog]
Friday, March 08, 2024 6:56 PM
Crop insurance purchases for most row-crop growers must be made by March 15. Farmers also need to visit their local Farm Service Agency office to make their ARC or PLC elections for the year. [Read Full Blog]
Friday, March 08, 2024 6:56 PM
Crop insurance purchases for most row-crop growers must be made by March 15. Farmers also need to visit their local Farm Service Agency office to make their ARC or PLC elections for the year. [Read Full Blog]
Ethanol Blog
DTN Staff
Wednesday, March 06, 2024 1:15 PM
Agriculture and fuel groups asked the EPA to deny a December petition by refiners to change the biofuels credit program in the Renewable Fuel Standard. [Read Full Blog]
Wednesday, February 07, 2024 2:34 PM
Thousands of farmers express concern about the national push toward using more electric vehicles to reduce carbon emissions, in a letter to President Joe Biden on Wednesday. [Read Full Blog]
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 7:01 PM
A group of Midwest renewable fuels groups have asked the Biden administration's Office of Management and Budget to finalize a rule to sell E15 in eight Midwest states year-round. [Read Full Blog]
Machinery Chatter
Dan Miller
Thursday, February 29, 2024 6:01 PM
Fendt is ready to open its new brand home in Jackson, Minnesota. Named the Fendt Lodge, the 16,000-square-foot facility with a North Woods motif (paneling, fireplace and lounge, coffee bar, history center, gift shop) will be the destination for customers and dealers looking to upgrade their skills and understanding of Fendt technology. [Read Full Blog]
Friday, February 23, 2024 6:24 PM
Bluewhite is pitching a retrofit kit that can turn any tractor autonomous. It's trying to entrench now on the West Coast but has ambition to expand to new crops and farms in the coming years. [Read Full Blog]
Thursday, February 15, 2024 3:33 PM
Sales of four-wheel-drive agriculture tractors grew slightly in January compared to same-month sales the year before. But sales of all two-wheel drive tractors and combines were down for the month. [Read Full Blog]
South America Calling
DTN Staff
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 3:56 PM
Soil moisture in Brazil is adequate in most areas for the current developing safrinha corn, but is well-below normal for this time of year. A drier March forecast is not favorable for good crop production, despite favorable conditions early in the season. [Read Full Blog]
Thursday, February 22, 2024 7:43 PM
Rainfall in Argentina has turned away from its consistency during the last month and crops are just holding on. [Read Full Blog]
Thursday, February 15, 2024 5:46 PM
Rainfall in Brazil has been consistent, but amounts have not been up to snuff and soil moisture is behind schedule for the safrinha corn crop that is now being planted. [Read Full Blog]
Market Matters Blog
DTN Staff
Friday, March 08, 2024 5:53 PM
DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is down $4 on average versus one week ago. [Read Full Blog]
Monday, March 04, 2024 2:11 PM
The Swenhaugen family in Canadian, Texas, lost two rural homes and most of a swine operation to a massive wildfire that swept through the Panhandle last week. That fire is now the largest in Texas history. Tatum Swenhaugen shared with DTN what she and her family went through before and after the fire hit. [Read Full Blog]
Friday, March 01, 2024 6:56 PM
DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is up $1 on average versus one week ago. [Read Full Blog]
Production Blog
Pam Smith
Wednesday, March 06, 2024 9:55 PM
The 2024 Commodity Classic drew a record crowd to a sold-out trade show. Here's a rundown on four products from the event that caught the attention of one DTN crops editor. [Read Full Blog]
Monday, March 04, 2024 10:40 PM
A series of virtual webinars begin this week that explore management strategies farmers can utilize to push soybean yields. [Read Full Blog]
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 3:50 PM
The National Cotton Council sees fewer cotton acres for 2024 as weak demand and higher input costs pressure profitability. [Read Full Blog]
Editors' Notebook
Greg D.Horstmeier
Friday, December 29, 2023 6:11 PM
Here's why you should be aware of the stories on DTN's 2023 Top 10 Ag Stories list, and perhaps care more about the impact of some of the sleeper subjects on the list. [Read Full Blog]
Thursday, December 28, 2023 5:13 PM
On this day in 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act into law. Has the legislation been successful? It depends on your perspective. [Read Full Blog]
Thursday, December 28, 2023 5:13 PM
On this day in 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act into law. Has the legislation been successful? It depends on your perspective. [Read Full Blog]
DTN Market Headlines
See What 100 Years Can Do

In July 2016, Farm Credit marked 100 years of support for rural communities and agriculture, a milestone celebrated throughout the year and now drawing to a close. See highlights from Farm Credit's year-long centennial celebration. 

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