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USDA forecasts direct farm payments will rise to $47.4 billion in 2026 as net farm income declines, while Trump proposes a $5,000 dividend for adult Americans if Republicans retain control of Congress.

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.

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.

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?

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

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

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

The effects of El Nino hang over South America as planting begins in September.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...