Blogs

  • MachineryLink

    Hilly, dusty roads of home at harvest time are a reminder of close calls and why farm and rural road safety always needs to be top of mind. (DTN file photo by Elaine Shein)
    Posted by Elaine Shein , DTN/Progressive Farmer Associate Content Manager

    Instead of just a week, think about and plan for farm safety all through the year, whether it involves livestock, machinery, farm vehicles or even riding with some friends in a half-ton truck on gravel roads.

  • South America Calling

    Dry conditions forecast for central Brazil (circled) are a concern for soybean producers. (DTN graphic)
    Posted by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist

    After a front produced some areas of heavy rain this week to start off wet-season rainfall in central Brazil, the showers have dried up and are forecast to be very spotty through early October.

  • Market Matters Blog

    DTN's weekly spot price for domestic distillers dried grains for the week ended Sept. 25 is unchanged 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 steady versus one week ago.

  • Editors' Notebook

    A beautiful sunset at harvest is a reminder to watch what is going on around you to stay safe from harm. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Jennifer Carrico)
    Posted by Jennifer Carrico , Senior Livestock Editor

    Safety on the farm can help prevent accidents. Know what your surroundings are and the risks there so you can be safe on the farm and ranch.

  • Ag Policy Blog

    Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins talks to reporters Thursday about economic challenges facing crop producers and work within the administration to expand trade and reduce expenses. She also said USDA's plan to rebuild the cattle industry does not include direct payments to cattle producers. Standing with her is Richard Fordyce, who was officially sworn in as undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation. (DTN photo by Chris Clayton)

    In a wide-ranging speech, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins laid out an agenda for supporting crop producers while teasing plans to rebuild the U.S. cattle herd. In an immediate announcement, Rollins said the final $2 billion under the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program will...

  • Canada Markets

    The 2025-26 corn export sales to date (shown in green) setting a record pace for Sept. 18 should provide inspiration for what the soybean market could strive toward. Even with zero sales to China, it has overtaken 2021's pace that was driven by China's buying aggressively to satisfy their phase 1 commitments during the first Trump term. (DTN chart, USDA data)
    Posted by Mitch Miller , DTN Contributing Canadian Grains Analyst

    Very strong new-crop corn export sales to date show what is possible with a diversified customer base, something the soybean market should focus on.

  • Ag Weather Forum

    Warm weather is forecast to continue across the U.S. through October. But there could be a change to that forecast. (DTN graphic)
    Posted by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist

    The weather pattern that is giving much of the U.S. warmer conditions is expected to continue for the next two weeks, if not longer.

  • Ethanol Blog

    It is likely the latest Renewable Fuel Standard volumes proposal will be somewhat delayed. (DTN file photo by Joel Reichenberger)

    EPA tells court a delay is likely in finalizing 2026-2027 Renewable Fuel Standard volumes because of proposal to reallocate gallons lost from small-refinery exemptions.

  • Sort & Cull

    It's not very often that the market's technicals decide to trade higher based on the market's long-term fundamental picture, but on Monday it happened. (DTN ProphetX Chart)

    From Friday's bullish Cattle on Feed report, to the expected announcement that's going to come soon from USDA about revitalizing the American beef industry, traders saw an opportunity to push the cattle contracts sharply higher and didn't waste any time.

  • Fundamentally Speaking

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

    10-state objective corn ear population vs. the implied corn ear weight in pounds per ear.

  • Production Blog

    The best moisture at which to harvest corn is the one that brings the highest net return to the farm. (DTN photo by Jason Jenkins)

    Maximizing your corn crop's value is a balancing act between getting as many kernels out of the field as possible at the most economic moisture for your farming operations.

  • An Urban's Rural View

    In the latest quarterly "dot plot," 10 of the 19 members of the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee see at least two more quarter-point federal-funds interest rate cuts this year, two see one and seven see none. (Federal Open Market Committee graphic)
    Posted by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus

    The Federal Reserve resumed cutting interest rates after holding them steady for nine months. Future cuts seem likely, but how fast and how far remain uncertain.

  • Minding Ag's Business

    Washington forage grower Andrew Eddie learned so much from TEPAP that he's attended three times in the past few years. (DTN/Progressive Farmer file photo by Joel Reichenberger)

    Success requires continuous improvement, and there's no better program than TEPAP. Applications for the week-long business bootcamp are due Oct. 31.

  • Technically Speaking

    This is a daily chart of November soybean futures showing key moving averages just below. (DTN ProphetX chart)
    Posted by Dana Mantini , Senior Market Analyst

    The jury is still out on the 2025 soybean crop; but a decision may be close at hand. Dryness in parts of the southern and eastern Midwest in August might very well have compromised yield to some extent. However, there is a far bigger issue facing soybean growers and...

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