Russ Quinn

Every year 9/11 is a day of remembrance. It is one of those days which everyone remembers where they were at and what they were doing when the horrible events of that day played out. That day and those days right after are...

Average retail fertilizer prices continued to be mixed for the first week of September 2025, with prices for four of the eight major fertilizers higher and prices for four lower than last month. The price of one fertilizer, DAP...

The Fertilizer Institute and the Agricultural Retailers Association both praised the Trump administration on Thursday for including potash on the official draft of the Critical Minerals list. The two groups would also like to see...

In the fourth week of August 2025, four of the eight major fertilizers were higher in price compared to last month, while the other four were slightly less expensive. This marks the fourth week in a row of evenly mixed prices. DTN...

A new report from CoBank shows the U.S. dairy replacement heifer supply is at a 20-year low. Replacement heifer supplies could fall even further over the next two years before a possible recovery begins in 2027. High calf prices...

Fertilizer prices continued to be mostly mixed for the third week of August 2025. Four of the eight major fertilizers were higher in price compared to last month while the other four were slightly less expensive. DTN designates a...

A comprehensive approach to bull management is recommended for cow-calf producers, especially right after the completion of the breeding season. Management should include nutrition supplementation after the season, a soundness...

Four of the eight major fertilizers were higher in price compared to last month. For the first time in nine weeks, a fertilizer had a considerable price move. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more. MAP was 6...

Four of the eight major fertilizers were higher compared to last month. For the ninth week in a row, no fertilizers' price was considerably higher or lower. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more.

A recent family trip through Colorado, Wyoming and western Nebraska yielded many interesting vintage iron sightings, including a 1960s International tractor and an unknown chopper harvesting alfalfa. This brought back memories of...

Prices of four of the eight major fertilizers were higher compared to last month. For the eighth week in a row, no fertilizer price was considerably higher or lower. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more.

With high temperatures and high humidity this week, farmers and farm workers need to be aware of heat stress. Symptoms of heat stress can be difficult to recognize but can quickly worsen, causing illness or even death.

Average retail prices for five of the eight major fertilizers were higher compared to last month. For the sixth week in a row, no fertilizer price was considerably higher or lower. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5...

Average agricultural land value in Nebraska decreased in 2025 for the first time in six years, according to the final report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 2024-2025 Farm Real Estate Market Survey. Ag land in the...

Average retail prices for six of the eight major fertilizers were higher during the second week of July 2025 compared to last month. However, for the fifth week in a row, no fertilizer saw a significant price move in either...

Average retail prices for five of the eight major fertilizers were higher compared to last month. For the fourth week in a row, no fertilizer prices were considerably higher or lower. DTN designates a significant move as anything...

Livestock producers need to keep an eye out for cyanobacteria in water sources. North Dakota State University Extension specialists have been getting some reports of blooms in livestock water sources. The toxin, also known as...

Average retail prices for five of the eight major fertilizers were higher compared to last month. For the third week in a row, no fertilizer was priced considerably higher or lower. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5...

DTN's Russ Quinn recently came across an interesting column on the internet titled "17 Classic Tractors We Want in Our Shed." That got him thinking: What vintage iron would he want if money and shed space were no objects?

Icon Global is offering for sale the historic Cato Soldier Creek Ranch located in Sheridan, Wyoming. The ranch was formerly known as PK Ranch and its homestead was a stagecoach stop along the Bozeman Trail. Businessman Wayland...

For the second week in a row, average retail prices for all fertilizers saw only slight movement -- mostly to the higher side. However, according to one expert, the fertilizer market is intently watching Iran's response to the U.S...

Prices for seven of the eight major fertilizers were higher the second week of June 2025 compared to last month. For the first time this spring, no fertilizer saw a significant price move in either direction, which DTN designates...

The plant, poison hemlock, is poisonous to both livestock and humans. The toxic plant can grow just about anywhere but is often found in fence lines and into pastures and hay fields. Control of the plants can be done by physical...