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Former White House adviser Calley Means alleges pesticide industry lobbying shaped Trump's glyphosate policy, raising questions about industry influence and the future of agricultural chemicals under Stephen Miller.

The persistent El Nino pattern has been flooding North America with warm, Pacific-based air for the vast majority of the fall season. Disruptions to that source are starting to show up heading through November.

Biofuels groups warn requested Renewable Fuel Standard waivers for Louisiana and Alabama would undermine crop demand, hurt farmers and fail to provide consumers meaningful fuel-price relief.

U.S. soybean sales and shipments as of the fourth week of October as a percent of the USDA's October WASDE export projection vs. the percent change in U.S. soybean exports from that October report to the final WASDE projection for the year going back to 2000.

In a prolonged war over Taiwan, being unable to import foreign soybeans could create a domestic crisis in China, an expert on China's military argues. We have a few questions about that.

Thanks to trader support and Tyson's announcement that they indeed intend to reopen the second shift at their Amarillo, Texas, beef facility by the summer of 2027, the cattle contracts rallied through Monday's trade.

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

Soil moisture across central Brazil is currently below normal for early November. An increasing rainfall forecast for next week needs to verify or we may start to see issues with developing soybeans.

Most active soybean futures have traded lower in four of the past five weeks, and are again sharply lower through the first days of November, but could the $12.00 level inspire buyers?

Farmers, crop consultants and agribusiness professionals can share opinions on precision spraying, lasers, electrical weeders and autonomous machines in a University of Nebraska survey.

Affordable Care Act premiums, on average, are set to rise 13% for 2027 after increasing 26% for 2026, according to an analysis by KFF, a health policy research organization. At the same time, premium increases vary widely by state as well.

Statistics Canada's July 31 stocks estimates came in above AAFC's August update for all but oats, thanks again to larger-than-expected on-farm stocks.

The U.S. has accomplished a lot in 250 years. Perhaps the best way to appreciate those accomplishments is by learning more about what they really are and how they truly came to be.

In this equipment roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at high diesel costs hitting returns; March equipment sales down; reports that Cat buys Monarch technology; Fieldwork Robotics readying an autonomous picker; new equipment from KIOTI and Loftness; and Kubota offering...