American soybean exporters have a history of taking the long view when it comes to the Chinese market. They need to keep taking it.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
Despite the critics who say the food system is broken, most Americans like what they're eating.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
Despite being born with cerebral palsy, DTN's late cattle analyst lived life to the fullest.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
The Federal Reserve is hinting at interest-rate cuts, but it wants to see more evidence of a weakening economy first.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
Wall Street falls in love with an unprofitable maker of plant-based meat substitutes, valuing it more than an established processor of real meat with real profits.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
Some observers think the punitive tariffs the U.S. and China are imposing on each other are no longer about bargaining leverage.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
In response to a reader's query about the future of farming, we invite other readers to weigh in.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
Imposing punitive tariffs on China, and getting punitive tariffs imposed on us in return, will inflict pain on the U.S. economy and especially on farmers and ranchers.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
President Donald Trump hopes to sign a trade deal with Japan while he's in Tokyo in late May. It's hard to see how that could happen.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
In which we explain why campaigning for laws banning plant-based products from being called "meat" is not the optimal strategy for cattle raisers.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
After acquiring Monsanto, Bayer has been hit with big jury awards based on evidence the company thought was weak.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
Thankfully, the Federal Reserve hasn't caved to presidential pressure on interest-rate policy. But has it caved to the financial markets?
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
People have always liked living next to water, even though they tempt fate by doing so.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
As hard it is to discern how the U.S.-China trade war will end, the coming U.S.-EU trade war is in some ways even murkier.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
Financial markets are betting the Federal Reserve's next interest-rate move will be a cut. They may end up being right, but there are no guarantees.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
African Swine Fever is forcing China to cull pigs big time during the pigs' eponymous year.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
Despite a new federal initiative to improve rural high-speed internet access, ultra-high-speed 5G internet will come way sooner to the cities.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
Maybe people don't need to subsist on broccoli and almonds for the planet to be saved.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
Despite torrents of criticism and a new Democratic House of Representatives, the proposed relocation of two USDA agencies is not dead. Too bad. Our columnist thinks USDA is moving the wrong agencies.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
Talks to end the U.S.-China trade war seem to be making progress, but the most important U.S. demands are still unaddressed -- and meeting them would require China to make big changes in how it runs its economy.
Markets
- Market Matters Blog by DTN Staff
- Technically Speaking by DTN Staff
- Sort & Cull by DTN Staff
- Fundamentally Speaking by Joel Karlin
- Canada Markets by Cliff Jamieson
News
- Production Blog by Pam Smith
- Ethanol Blog by DTN Staff
- Ag Policy Blog by Chris Clayton
- South America Calling by DTN Staff
- An Urban's Rural View by Urban Lehner
- MachineryLink by Dan Miller
- Editors' Notebook by Greg D.Horstmeier