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The bullish corn balance sheet presented by USDA on Wednesday could end up being far more interesting before the marketing year is over.

NASS bumped up both corn and soybean planted acreage by 1.4 million acres each in Wednesday's Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports. Among the reasons for higher acreage estimates is NASS relied more on acreage data from the Farm...

NASS bumped up both corn and soybean planted acreage by 1.4 million acres each in Wednesday's Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports. Among the reasons for higher acreage estimates is NASS relied more on acreage data from the Farm...

Minnesota and Wisconsin primaries reshaped key 2026 races, including the loss of Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig and a competitive House rematch involving Rep. Derrick Van Orden.

Widespread, damaging winds spanned from Iowa to Kentucky on Tuesday and another round of severe storms could lead to more damage on Wednesday across the Midwest.

Yield checks are a good way to size up the crop for volume and potential harvest losses, especially as diseases creep in that might threaten standability.

If traders are going to successfully move the live cattle and feeder cattle contracts above resistance at the market's 40-day moving average, they're going to need to see strong consumer demand and higher prices in the fed cash cattle market.

Almost 96% of the new cars sold in Norway last year were electric and EVs are making rapid inroads in other countries as well. The U.S. is an outlier. Will it remain one?

California launched a rulemaking to allow E15 fuel sales, opening a potential ethanol market for 600 to 800 million gallons for the first time.

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

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.

Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture on Wednesday examined issues around Brazil's production forecasts for 2027. Like U.S. farmers, Brazilian farmers face low commodity prices, as well as high fertilizer and input costs. Brazilians also face tough credit conditions...

Percent the U.S. winter wheat yield deviates from the 25-year trend vs. U.S. winter wheat crop ratings.

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...