Blogs

  • Ag Policy Blog

    A bottle of whiskey sits on a shelf in a Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, store. A long list of liquor, fermented beverages, whey and molasses was ordered Tuesday to be "excluded from importation" as retaliation in a U.S.-Canada trade battle that escalated after trade talks failed in August. (DTN photo by Chris Clayton)

    The United States is moving to ban selected Canadian imports, including liquor, fermented beverages and whey, after Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods amid stalled trade negotiations.

  • 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.

  • Ag Weather Forum

    Below-normal temperatures are forecast to move into the Canadian Prairies and Northern Plains this weekend, making it feel like fall in those regions. (DTN graphic)
    Posted by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist

    Heat from August continues in early September. But systems moving through Canada will bring in some cooler air to some parts of the northern U.S. this weekend and next week.

  • An Urban's Rural View

    A lawsuit is challenging the latest dietary guidelines, which put steak and whole milk at the top of the food pyramid. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/USDA image

    A lawsuit contends the Trump administration didn't follow required legal procedures in adopting the 2025 to 2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. How important is it for the government to observe procedural niceties?

  • Sort & Cull

    DTN's weekly spot price for domestic distillers dried grains for the week ended Sept. 3 is higher 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 higher versus one week ago.

  • Market Matters Blog

    DTN's weekly spot price for domestic distillers dried grains for the week ended Sept. 3 is higher 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 higher versus one week ago.

  • Ethanol Blog

    An ethanol plant previously operated by Quad County Corn Processors in Galva, Iowa, has hit the auction block. Pictured is company CEO Delayne Johnson. (DTN file photo)

    The Quad County Corn Processors' 35-million-gallon corn ethanol plant in Galva, Iowa, is up for sale after the company defaulted on loans.

  • 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.

  • Fundamentally Speaking

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

    This year's week 34 rating and the 25-year average for the top soybean producing states and the U.S. and the change in the 2026-week 34 rating vs. the rating one month ago and the week 34 2025 rating.

  • 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.

  • Production Blog

    Practical Farmers of Iowa is offering farmers in six Midwest states $15 per acre on an unlimited number of acres of fall-seeded cover crops. (Photo courtesy of the Conservation Technology Information Center)
    Posted by Jason Jenkins , DTN Senior Crops Editor

    Practical Farmers of Iowa's (PFI) 2026 cover crop cost-share program is enrolling acres on a first-come, first-served basis in six Midwest states.

  • 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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