Blogs

  • Sort & Cull

    If support doesn't arise soon in the cattle complex, the spot December live cattle contract may be pressured to trade below its 40-day moving average. (DTN ProphetX chart)
    Posted by ShayLe Stewart , DTN Livestock Analyst

    Between ICE raids disrupting production and Texas and Kansas no longer reporting fed cash cattle prices due to confidentiality, it's no wonder why the market closed lower on Monday as the cattle complex needs to see more support.

  • Ethanol Blog

    Poet LLC supplied ethanol for an ethanol bunkering operation in the Port of Houston recently. (Photo courtesy of Poet LLC)
    Posted by Todd Neeley , DTN Environmental Editor

    Poet LLC supplied ethanol for the first U.S. 100% ethanol ship-fueling operation with Maersk, as a new report highlights marine shipping's massive market potential.

  • Production Blog

    Seed corn is harvested in muddy conditions north of Ankeny, Iowa, on Thursday, Sept. 21. Persistent rainfall has made for a challenging harvest, but seed corn must be picked when it reaches maturity to preserve quality, regardless of field conditions, said Sean Harmon, who's behind the wheel of the Oxbo picker. (DTN photo by Matthew Wilde)
    Posted by Matthew Wilde , DTN Crops Editor

    Seed corn harvesting crews race Mother Nature to pick the crop and get it to the processing plant to preserve quality.

  • Market Matters Blog

    A wet soybean field on a foggy morning in Marquette, Nebraska on September 27, with more rain on the way. Photo by Cale Carlson
    Posted by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst

    Processors in parts of Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Southern Minnesota and Nebraska are pushing hard for old crop beans due to delayed harvest.

  • Ag Weather Forum

    The European ECMWF model is grabbing on to extremely heavy rain for the South-Central U.S. next week. Some models, including this run of the ECMWF, have this system continuing through the Ohio Valley with more heavy rain later in the week. (DTN graphic)

    An incredibly strong hurricane in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Polo, will move across northern Mexico and into the South-Central U.S. next week. By bringing in lots of tropical moisture, it should lead to more heavy rain.

  • Ag Policy Blog

    Caption: Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, sits next to Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, R-Pa., during a House Agriculture Committee hearing. Brown said Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., is a close ally and could help foster bipartisanship if both hold leadership positions on the committee. (DTN photo by Jake Zajkowski)
    Posted by Jake Zajkowski , DTN Ag Policy Editor

    Rep. Shontel Brown , D-Ohio, is seeking support to become the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, emphasizing bipartisan farm bill cooperation, food-farm coalition priorities, affordability, accountability and coalition-building.

  • Fundamentally Speaking

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

    Along these lines, this chart shows the 2026, 2025 and 25-year average for the week 38 soybean condition report for the top soybean states and the U.S. vs. the percent that this year's week 38 rating differs from the 25 year average.

  • An Urban's Rural View

    Having defied President Trump's demand for lower interest rates, Kevin Warsh will have to polish his political skills. (Photo by Baran_Sevim_Federal_Reserve_BoG)
    Posted by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus

    The Federal Reserve is now raising rates, not lowering them, and supply-and-demand fundamentals may keep rates higher.

  • Canada Markets

    At 1.899 mmt, 2025-26 Canadian canola ending stocks came in at a comfortable level, assuming the jump in on-farm stocks is close to accurate. (DTN chart, Statistics Canada data)
    Posted by Mitch Miller , DTN Contributing Canadian Grains Analyst

    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.

  • South America Calling

    The primary effects of El Nino on South America come via changes in precipitation patterns, resulting in overall favorable conditions for Argentina and especially southern Brazil, but unfavorably dry and likely hot conditions in central Brazil. (IRI graphic)

    The effects of El Nino hang over South America as planting begins in September.

  • Minding Ag's Business

    A group of migrant workers in a North Carolina tobacco field. A U.S. District judge on Wednesday stuck down a Trump administration rule that cut wages paid to migrant farmworkers under the H-2A program. A labor union praised the ruling while a farm employer group said agriculture risks a crisis because of the high wages under the program. (DTN file photo by Chris Clayton)

    The ruling in the U.S. District Court of Eastern California could force the Labor Department to recalibrate wages for farm workers. The department changed the Adverse Effect Wage Rate last year, reducing farmer pay to migrant workers by an estimated $2.46 billion.

  • Technically Speaking

    This December corn chart and related indicators provide a wealth of information that I refer to on a regular basis in my daily commentaries -- providing an opportunity to demonstrate and hopefully leave readers with a better understanding. (DTN ProphetX chart)
    Posted by Mitch Miller , DTN Contributing Canadian Grains Analyst

    Technical analysis is an important part of the toolbox. The December corn chart provides numerous examples to demonstrate various formations.

  • Editors' Notebook

    The U.S. celebrates its semiquincentennial this weekend. (America250 logo)
    Posted by Greg D Horstmeier , DTN Editor-in-Chief

    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.

  • MachineryLink

    A University of Missouri diesel cost study shows 50% higher diesel fuel prices cut expected net returns to land by 10%. (DTN photo by Dan Miller)
    Posted by Dan Miller , Progressive Farmer Senior Editor

    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...

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