Blogs

A new cookbook aimed at making field meals quick and easy provides satisfying answers to the question of how to keep farmers fed.

Australia SOI value shows 2026 compares favorably to recent analog strong El Nino years.

In a surprise on Tuesday night, Rep. Randy Feenstra lost the Iowa Republican gubernatorial primary to first-time candidate Zach Lahn, a businessman and farmer. Feenstra had the backing of President Donald Trump, but Feenstra also failed to engage his opponents, which drew...

The U.S. Trade Representative proposed a 25% tariff on Brazilian goods, including ethanol, alleging Brazil's policies have harmed U.S. ethanol exports since 2017.

Strong friendships provide crucial emotional support, accountability and shared wisdom that can help senior generations navigate difficult leadership transitions.

Amid drought, El Nino and crop input concerns, ABARES gave a pessimistic June outlook for the 2026-27 winter crop potential.

Each side in the U.S.-Iran war thinks it holds the cards and can wait out the other. That's made negotiations difficult and kept the Strait of Hormuz closed.

Cattle futures contracts are continuing to chop sideways as traders brace because the marketplace is highly volatile.

Members of IBEW System Council No. 11 began a strike in Canada after contract negotiations with CPKC broke down.

Over the next several weeks, spot July soybean futures could move in either direction with both bullish and bearish factors likely to assure continued volatility in the weeks and months ahead. Iran, China and large speculators could all have a say in which direction soybeans...

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

DTN/Progressive Farmer examines the challenges facing rural America and the solutions some communities are embracing to succeed, in a series titled "Rural Resilience."

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...

Yet another month of below-normal precipitation puts into question how much corn Brazil can produce with its safrinha crop.