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Tropical moisture moving into a stalled front, followed closely by a system moving through, will add up to some heavy rainfall totals for parts of the Central U.S.

Traders believed there was a chance that last week's fed cash cattle market could trade steady, if not a tick higher, and that's all the support they needed to boldly push the contracts higher on Friday.

Council Bluffs, Iowa-based Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy acquired a 70-million-gallon Ord, Nebraska, ethanol plant and is expanding its production capacity to 230 million gallons.

Farmers are expected to receive $13.4 billion in ARC/PLC payments this month, but they also face fuel and oil expenses that are projected to be at least 29% higher than a year ago. Farmers who grow specialty crops also face higher costs, but they don't receive similar...

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

Prolonged wet weather in parts of the Corn Belt is leading to issues with mold, fungus and disease as harvest ramps up.

The countries that were once part of Yugoslavia serve as a reminder of how nationalistic passions can get out of hand.

A federal judge is considering an injunction that could halt USDA's reorganization while the administration prepares for a potential appeal.

Predicted percent deviation from trend based on the regression between 25 years' worth of week 39 ratings and percent deviation figures from the 25-year trend vs. the USDA Sep yield estimate, the 25-year trend yield and the week 39 predicted yield based on the percent...

The wet season is starting on time, but mostly due to fronts pressing into central Brazil. El Nino is likely to cause more sparse precipitation this season.

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.

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...