Blogs

  • Ethanol Blog

    A group of 22 members of the U.S. House of Representatives are pressing for Renewable Fuel Standard reforms as part of any farm bill. (DTN file photo)

    Twenty-two House Republicans, led largely by Texas lawmakers, urged Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to pair year-round E15 approval in a farm bill with Renewable Fuel Standard reforms that they say protect refiners.

  • Ag Policy Blog

    DTN editors will analyze midterm election results and what they could mean for farm policy, the farm bill and agribusiness during a Nov. 4 post-election webinar. (DTN image by Nick Scalise)

    DTN editors will break down midterm election results, potential shifts in political power and the implications for farm policy and agribusiness in a Wednesday, Nov. 4, webinar.

  • Technically Speaking

    December Chicago wheat futures have retreated to a long-term weekly trendline established in late 2025 after nine consecutive weeks of losses, a technical level that could signal slowing downside momentum or encourage short-covering. (DTN ProphetX chart)
    Posted by Dana Mantini , Senior Market Analyst

    The wheat market has been battered and bruised. As these markets typically do, they rise too fast and the rally might carry much further than fundamentals would suggest it needs to. The same is true for breaks, and one such break is that of the U.S. wheat futures markets...

  • South America Calling

    Rain shifting back into central Brazil and out of southern Brazil over the next week should help producers across the country with their soybean planting and early establishment of that crop. (DTN graphic)

    Variable weather conditions are improving soil moisture while allowing for fieldwork to progress quickly.

  • Sort & Cull

    As long as fundamental support continues to pour into the cattle complex, the sky is the limit. (DTN ProphetX chart)

    With ample fundamental support, the cattle complex continues to rally higher and higher.

  • Market Matters Blog

    DTN's weekly spot price for domestic distillers dried grains for the week ended Oct. 22 is lower on average versus one week ago. (DTN file photo)
    Posted by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst

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

  • Ag Weather Forum

    Past 30 days precipitation in Indonesia's highest palm oil areas has been mostly less than 50% of normal. Dry conditions are featured in the precipitation outlook during November through January. (DTN graphics)
    Posted by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus

    Major Indonesia palm oil areas face peak dryness during the next three months.

  • Minding Ag's Business

    A farmer harvesting soybeans in Iowa. Farmers from across North America enroll in The Executive Program for Agricultural Producers (TEPAP) to improve their financial literacy and their ability to manage a multi-generational farm with more business acumen. The next TEPAP class starts in January. (DTN file photo by Matthew Wilde)
    Posted by Chris Clayton , DTN Farm Business Editor

    From financial management and family succession to negotiations and networking, The Executive Program for Agricultural Producers (TEPAP), run by Texas A&M University, helps producers sharpen their business skills. Here's why you should consider joining the next class in...

  • An Urban's Rural View

    The famous clothier Brooks Brothers exemplifies the frog-in-a-slow-boiling-pot problem. (Photo courtesy of Urban Lehner)
    Posted by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus

    Slow-moving societal trends that sneak up on businesses can be tough to adjust to. Here are six that have implications for ag businesses.

  • Production Blog

    Mark Kitt, corn herbicides technical product lead with Syngenta, discussed HiFlex label expansion testing at the company's Vero Beach Research Center in Florida on Tuesday, Oct. 13, during its biennial media summit. (DTN photo by Matthew Wilde)

    Syngenta recently held its biennial media summit in Orlando, Florida, showcasing investments in crop-protection research and development and innovative new products to help farmers.

  • Fundamentally Speaking

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

    2026 corn/soybean yield ratio along with the 15- and 25-year yield ratio averages for the top 15 states producing both along with the U.S. figures vs. the 25-year capitalized annual growth rate (CAGR) for both corn and soybean yields.

  • 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.

  • 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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