Blogs

  • Ag Policy Blog

    A map showing where Agricultural Risk Coverage-County will payout for corn farmers for the 2024 crop. Counties in white would not receive payments. Overall, corn farmers will receive nearly $1.3 billion in ARC payments. (Map courtesy of University of Illinois Extension)
    Posted by Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor

    Corn and soybean farmers will split $1.9 billion from Agricultural Risk Coverage-County payments for the 2024 crop, but acreage enrolled in Price Loss Coverage will lose out on payments this year.

  • Ag Weather Forum

    Above-normal precipitation is forecast across much of the U.S. next week as the weather pattern gets more active. (Pivotal Weather graphic)

    While the first half of November has been defined by clipper systems, the second half may be defined by bigger systems with more widespread impacts.

  • Sort & Cull

    This feeder cattle daily continuation chart emphasizes just how violent the break was when President Trump decided to try to drive down beef prices. The divergence bottom at support that just so happened to coincide with gap lower targets being filled all reinforce the fundamental theory that the worst should be behind us. (DTN ProphetX chart)
    Posted by Mitch Miller , DTN Contributing Canadian Grains Analyst

    A combination of technical and fundamental clues suggests the worst should be behind the cattle market with it now time to try to rebuild confidence along with price.

  • Canada Markets

    This feeder cattle daily continuation chart emphasizes just how violent the break was when President Trump decided to try to drive down beef prices. The divergence bottom at support that just so happened to coincide with gap lower targets being filled all reinforce the fundamental theory that the worst should be behind us. (DTN ProphetX chart)
    Posted by Mitch Miller , DTN Contributing Canadian Grains Analyst

    A combination of technical and fundamental clues suggests the worst should be behind the cattle market with it now time to try to rebuild confidence along with price.

  • An Urban's Rural View

    Many American manufacturers, including large numbers of those making high-tech products, are vulnerable to cutoffs from China of key ingredients and components. (Image by Steve Jurvetson, CC-BY-2.0)
    Posted by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus

    China's years-long efforts to dominate industrial supply chains has left American manufacturers dangerously overdependent on Chinese ingredients and components.

  • Production Blog

    If you want your nitrogen to stay where you put it, it's best to wait on lower soil temperatures when applying anhydrous ammonia. (DTN file photo)
    Posted by Jason Jenkins , DTN Crops Editor

    What's your soil temperature? If it's above 50 degrees, it's not yet time to apply anhydrous.

  • Market Matters Blog

    DTN's weekly spot price for domestic distillers dried grains for the week ended Nov. 6 is $3 higher on average versus one week ago. (DTN file photo)
    Posted by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst

    DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is higher versus one week ago.

  • Ethanol Blog

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced its decision on 16 small-refinery exemption petitions to the Renewable Fuel Standard. (DTN file photo by Joel Reichenberger)

    The Trump administration granted 14 small-refinery exemptions from the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2021 to 2024, potentially releasing 2.5 billion biofuels credits into the markets.

  • South America Calling

    The next week of rainfall should follow the last couple, with good coverage across much of South America. But this may be the last week to do it for a while. (DTN graphic)
    Posted by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist

    One more week of good weather for all of South America is in the forecast. But that could be the last one for a while, turning some areas into hot and dry conditions.

  • Technically Speaking

    This is a daily chart of January soybean futures showing the weak start on Thursday. (DTN ProphetX chart)
    Posted by Dana Mantini , Senior Market Analyst

    The soybean market has been on a solid bull run since mid-October with the active January contract rallying as much as $1.20 per bushel, bottom to top, during that time. The rally was certainly helped along by optimism that a trade deal could be worked out with China. That deal...

  • Fundamentally Speaking

    Chart by Joel Karlin, DTN Contributing Analyst
    Posted by Joel Karlin , DTN Contributing Analyst

    Net change for November soybeans and December corn futures for the month of October for the past 25 years

  • Minding Ag's Business

    Talk to your local grain buyers on basis contracts and look for impending market opportunities. (DTN photo by Elaine Shein)
    Posted by Rhett Montgomery , DTN Lead Analyst

    Following a frustrating past year for marketing of 2024 and 2025 crops, time is quickly approaching to begin making plans for 2026-27, as well.

  • Editors' Notebook

    The American Bankers Association-Farmer Mac Agricultural Lender Survey, done in August 2024, showed "Lenders' Top Concerns for Producers" were liquidity (working capital) at No. 1 followed by farm income. (Source: ABA-Farmer Mac Agricultural Lender Survey)
    Posted by Elaine Shein , DTN/Progressive Farmer Associate Content Manager

    Discussing farm financing is difficult but necessary. Farmers often need supportive financing tools and programs to navigate challenges. Additionally, numerous strategies and advice can help farmers manage costs and face those challenges.

  • MachineryLink

    With some evidence that U.S. sales of 40- to 100-horsepower tractors are improving, Kubota has high expectations for its new line of next-generation Grand L70 Series compact tractors. (Photo courtesy of Kubota)
    Posted by Dan Miller , Progressive Farmer Senior Editor

    Newly appointed Kubota Tractor Corporation President Alex Woods said as Kubota struggles with tariffs, it has some evidence a bottom in the slumping compact tractor market is on the near horizon.

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