Blogs

  • Ag Policy Blog

    Capitol Hill and the National Mall at sunset. Come Jan. 3, when the 120th Congress begins, both House and Senate chambers will see a 20% turnover from retirements, with a potentially much higher percentage once members see the results of the midterm election. (Getty Images photo by Greggory DiSalvo)
    Posted by Jake Zajkowski , DTN Ag Policy Editor

    Congress faces significant turnover ahead of 2027, with 86 House members and 16 senators departing.

  • Fundamentally Speaking

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

    Last month was tough for the grain and oilseed market bulls as the spot contracts for corn, soybeans, wheat, soybean meal and soybean oil all fell in October.

  • Minding Ag's Business

    As farmers and other rural residents look at premiums under the Affordable Care Act, the average premium nationally will increase by 13%, though premium increases vary by state. In the Midwest, Iowa residents will see smaller premium increases than their neighbors in Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas. (DTN file photo)

    Affordable Care Act premiums, on average, are set to rise 13% for 2027 after increasing 26% for 2026, according to an analysis by KFF, a health policy research organization. At the same time, premium increases vary widely by state as well.

  • Sort & Cull

    Last week's sharp decline cost the market gravely. (Photo by DTN ProphetX)
    Posted by ShayLe Stewart , DTN Livestock Analyst

    I don't have all the answers to life's problems, but I personally believe that if the market didn't have such wide daily trading limits, some of the market's danger would be lessened.

  • An Urban's Rural View

    A new book defends the industrial food system but thinks it can be improved -- and some of its proposed improvements won't appeal to many commercial farmers. (Screenshot from Amazon)
    Posted by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus

    Producing food at scale is necessary, a new book argues but says more of what's produced should be fruits and vegetables.

  • Market Matters Blog

    DTN's weekly spot price for domestic distillers dried grains for the week ended Oct. 29 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

    Rainfall over the next seven days should be rather widespread with some isolated showers over the weekend and a big system for next week. (DTN graphic)

    Though fieldwork has been progressing rather smoothly lately, some showers this weekend will be followed by a big storm system that should provide widespread precipitation and cause some headaches for those with fieldwork yet to complete.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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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