Blogs

  • Production Blog

    Beth Williard, senior formulation development chemist for insecticides, demonstrates the fertilizer compatibility of Plinaxolin insecticide technology compared to an unnamed competitor during the biennial Syngenta Crop Protection Media Summit held at the company's North American Crop Protection headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, Oct. 1-3. (DTN photo by Jason Jenkins)

    Every other year, Syngenta hosts its agricultural media summit, which this year was held in Greensboro, North Carolina. Here are some developments the company shared with journalists this year.

  • Ag Policy Blog

    At a White House event, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a comment period for producers and other stakeholders to weigh in on whether USDA should proceed with new rules on the U.S. of formula contracts and other Alternative Marketing Agreements (AMAs) used by feeders and packers. (DTN file photo)

    As part of an event on competition issues with farmers and producers at the White House, USDA released a new study on competition issues in the meat industry. USDA also announced a proposal to consider some regulatory restrictions on Alternative Marketing Agreements...

  • Fundamentally Speaking

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

    2023 and 2024 winter wheat yields for the top 18 growing states and the U.S. vs. the percent those yields deviated from the 25-year trend.

  • Ag Weather Forum

    A satellite image over the Gulf of Mexico shows the intensity and eye structure of Hurricane Milton which reached Category 5 strength Monday morning. The storm track has it moving into Florida as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday evening. (Satellite image from College of DuPage, hurricane track graphic from the National Hurricane Center)
    Posted by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist

    Hurricane Milton is on track to reach the Florida coastline Wednesday evening, likely as a strong Category 3 storm. Weakening may help to diminish the intensity before landfall of the hurricane that reached Category 5 strength Monday morning, but is not guaranteed.

  • Sort & Cull

    Showlists may be larger this week, but feedlot managers aren't afraid to roll those cattle over to next week if prices aren't what they desire. (DTN ProphetX chart)
    Posted by ShayLe Stewart , DTN Livestock Analyst

    Over the last four weeks, feedlot managers have been able to steadily advance the cash market. But with futures up against resistance thresholds, will feedlot managers be able to do it again this week?

  • Market Matters Blog

    DTN's weekly spot price for domestic distillers dried grains for the week ended Oct. 3 is higher 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 higher versus one week ago.

  • South America Calling

    Dry areas in western Argentina and central Brazil, circled, are forecast to see some significant rainfall next week. (DTN graphic)
    Posted by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist

    Though rainfall has been very limited outside of southern Brazil, a storm system next week could bring some needed changes.

  • An Urban's Rural View

    China produces more than 35% of the world's factory output, such as these steel rolls, more than the next nine largest manufacturing countries combined and six times the No. 2 U.S. (Photo by Antoniorosset, CC BY-SA 4.0)
    Posted by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus

    China dominates world manufacturing and it's redoubling its investments in new factories, hoping to make other countries more reliant on it. Policymakers in those countries are struggling to solve this China problem.

  • Canada Markets

    A worker strike began at the Port of Montreal on the morning of Sept. 30. (Public Domain photo by Andre Chivinski)
    Posted by Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst

    As one Canadian union ends a strike in the Port of Vancouver, another union went on strike in the Port of Montreal.

  • Editors' Notebook

    Changes in a person's behavior such as increased use of alcohol or drugs, a lack of sleep and taking less pride in personal appearance or even upkeep of the farm may be warning signs the person is facing a mental health challenge. (Getty Images photo by YorVen)
    Posted by Russ Quinn , DTN Staff Reporter

    After writing about a new online course about mental health and suicide prevention in rural America, DTN Staff Reporter Russ Quinn participated in the course and gained critical knowledge about how to recognize the warning signs someone may be struggling with mental health...

  • Ethanol Blog

    Members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation on Friday to allow for permanent national E15 sales. (Photo courtesy Nebraska Ethanol Board)
    Posted by Todd Neeley , DTN Environmental Editor

    A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday to allow permanent sales of E15 nationally.

  • Minding Ag's Business

    A federal appeals court issued a ruling on an ongoing legal dispute involving attorneys' fees awarded in the Syngenta corn settlement. (DTN file photo)
    Posted by Todd Neeley , DTN Environmental Editor

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit last month rejected appeals filed by attorneys who represented farmers in the Syngenta corn settlement. The attorneys for years have been contesting court allocations of compensation for legal fees in the case.

  • Technically Speaking

    This is a daily chart of November soybeans, showing an extreme oversold condition and trading just above Friday's contract low. (DTN ProphetX chart)
    Posted by Dana Mantini , Senior Market Analyst

    November soybeans have been battered and beaten up. The market was already reeling when USDA came up with one million additional acres of soybeans planted and a record yield of 53.2 bpa. In the past few weeks, soybeans have registered new contract lows as funds reveled in...

  • MachineryLink

    The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a watch for a minor-level geomagnetic storm this weekend (DTN image courtesy of the Space Weather Prediction Center)

    The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a minor-level geomagnetic storm watch for this weekend. A storm of this intensity will have little to no impact on farming guidance systems.