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Midwest dryness eased while Plains dryness got worse during March.

The survey, sponsored by American Farm Bureau Women's Leadership Committee and funded by CoBank and JBS, will help identify what's working, where there are gaps, and how agricultural communities and organizations can better support women across all roles.

Groups aligned with the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) push are calling on USDA to improve the sourcing of meat at schools and implement the new dietary guidelines as well. These changes could drive up the costs of lunches for 30 million children nationally as schools already...

After trading lower over the last month, the cattle complex seems to have regained its bullish attitude.

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

Yet another month of below-normal precipitation puts into question how much corn Brazil can produce with its safrinha crop.

Twenty-eight agricultural groups urged Trump administration officials to clarify the 45Z Clean Fuels Production tax credit rules to support struggling farmers and biofuel markets.

The soybean/corn price ratio certainly supports a shift in area from corn to soybean planting this spring, but it will need to be monitored for signs of that transition being too great.

Net fund position in corn with both futures and options vs. the price of spot corn in dollars per bushel.

The May soybean futures chart appears to be forming a bear flag pattern that typically indicates a downward resolution. However, chart patterns are certainly not always highly reliable and there are outside market forces controlling the narrative on grain and soy lately.

March 24 is National Ag Day. Join DTN and Progressive Farmer in celebrating what farm and ranch families bring to our nation and the world.

The U.S. Navy's minesweeping technology is much more sophisticated today than it was during the Vietnam era when the author was a minesweeping officer; but the Navy has a lot less of it and the Iranians will be attacking the Americans with drones.

Commodities brokers advise farmers to develop disciplined grain marketing plans based on production costs, stick to price targets, seek professional guidance and utilize futures and options for effective risk management.

A G4 geomagnetic storm may degrade satellite navigation for some hours and disrupt low-frequency radio navigation. But given this is January and not the middle of spring planting, this storm if it arrives will have negligible effect on U.S. farms.