Katie Dehlinger

2019 Puts Yield Models to the Test

Caleb Wilson's path to farming took some twists and turns, but now he's building on the farm's legacy by focusing on margins per bushel rather than costs per acre.

The Executive Program for Agricultural Producers may be conducting its 30th annual event this year, but the lessons it's taught have already spanned generations.

One of the most common pieces of advice given to farmers during times of tight profit margins is to diversify their operations.

After digging into yield potential in 10 states, the DTN/Progressive Farmer 2019 Digital Yield Tour, powered by Gro Intelligence, wrapped up by forecasting a national average corn yield of 163.2 bpa and a soybean yield of 44.2 bpa...

After digging into yield potential in 10 states, the DTN/Progressive Farmer 2019 Digital Yield Tour, powered by Gro Intelligence, wrapped up by forecasting a national average corn yield of 163.2 bpa and a soybean yield of 44.2 bpa...

A wet spring and summer weather pattern contributes to lower corn and soybean yield forecasts, according to Gro Intelligence's yield models, but farmers say there are big differences between what was planted early and late.

The soybean and feed grain industry is hard at work trying to build and develop demand outside of China in anticipation of long-term changes to global trade flows.

With crops in need of a rain, eyes are on the skies, but they're also watching the market to see what happens when USDA updates its acreage and yield estimates next week.

USDA on Thursday released details of the 2019 Market Facilitation Program, which includes county payment rates of $15 to $150 per acre for row crops, $11 per head for hogs and 20 cents per hundredweight of milk. Payments will be...

As the calendar turns to August, analysts are still trying to get a grasp on acreage estimates, complicating the job of forecasting supply and demand.

Esther George, a sixth-generation farmer, remembers the 1980s and, comparatively speaking, believes today's economic situation doesn't look all that bad. She notes there's been a lot of farm consolidation but says banks have been...

Growing conditions in 2018 were the definition of a mixed bag. There was an excessively wet spring in parts of the Eastern Corn Belt, debilitating drought in Kansas and Missouri, and timely rains in Nebraska that have dryland corn...

The 2018 growing season opened with real potential for profits. The outlook was still lean, but years of belt-tightening looked like it would finally pay off. Corn production costs declined $25 an acre from 2017, while soybean costs...

It's the season for giving, but if annual gifting strategies are part of your estate plan, you may want to reconsider.

Business is brisk when there's a fire sale, and there's no better example than June, July and August demand for U.S. soybeans.

When the Reiss family reintroduced cotton to its crop rotation in 2017, they kept their expectations in check. It turned out to be the healthiest cotton crop they'd ever grown.

Oberbroeckling Farms decided to go all in with on-farm storage in the mid-2000s. It expanded capacity from 30,000 bushels to 470,000 bushels during the next decade.

Concerns about rising interest rates may be more psychological than financial.

ADM's chief financial officer argues the U.S. needs to invest in infrastructure and technology to maintain its competitive edge amid seismic shifts in global trade flows as a result of trade disruption and the African swine fever...