Minding Ag's Business

Farmers should talk to input suppliers about their plans to prepay for next year's inputs as soon as possible if they're relying on it as a tax strategy in 2021. Shortages are widespread and many suppliers are requiring farmers to take delivery to prevent issues down the road...

Turkey Track Ranch includes 80,000 acres of land in the northern Texas Panhandle and is known for its abundant water and wildlife. The $200 million price tag includes 40% of the mineral rights underlying the property.

Many farms think their businesses are too small to become a victim of a crippling cyberattack, but experts warn that attitude can make you more vulnerable.

Join us in Chicago Dec. 5-7, 2021, for the 14th annual DTN Ag Summit.

Farmers who participated in the DTN Digital Yield Tour share their perspectives on how the corn and soybean crops have developed in the month following the tour.

Six-dollar corn is expensive to grow.

The 2021 DTN Digital Yield Tour results for Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin corn and soybeans are in, and here's what farmers had to say about conditions in their area and how they compare to Gro Intelligence's yield models.

The 2021 DTN Digital Yield Tour results for Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin corn and soybeans are in, and here's what farmers had to say about conditions in their area and how they compare to Gro Intelligence's yield models.

While few farmers consider drought or knee-muck to be good times, from a revenue perspective, this year presents the best opportunity for profits in nearly a decade. Here are the top suggestions from a recent DTN series on ways farmers can capitalize on current markets...

USDA's Risk Management Agency authorized new flexibilities to help producers and insurance companies respond to drought in the Western U.S., Northern Plains and other regions.

Marlboro cigarette maker Altria Group Inc. (through its better-known subsidiary Philip Morris USA) in June sold its 18,000-acre cow-calf operation and dude ranch to a controversial private-equity firm known for luxury residential development, Cross Harbor Capital Partners.

Suspecting the market has gone higher doesn't mean you need an appraisal, but if you're looking to sell a piece of property, it might. If you're doing estate planning, refinancing or getting a divorce, an appraisal is probably necessary.

DTN Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger stresses the importance of estate planning to lessen the stress of a sudden death.

A regional look at farmland markets shows cropland values up pretty much everywhere, and unlike recent years, it's not just the high-quality land that's getting interest. Regional sales managers report growing interest in average quality and dryland farms.

In a keynote address to the Kansas City Federal Reserve's annual Agricultural Symposium, the bank's president, Esther George, outlined the factors she'll be watching to determine whether post-pandemic inflation is here to stay or if it'll work itself out.

Bankers see higher incomes, crop prices driving an improved economic outlook for the agricultural sector, and as a result, farmland values and cash rental rates are on the rise.

According to a report that tracks equity investments in startup companies, the pandemic accelerated investment in the agtech industry with the value of new deals doubling from 2019 to 2020. The largest upticks were in the animal technology, supply chain, sustainability and...

USDA's farm income forecast for 2021 calls for lower net farm incomes, but that hardly tells the story.

By allowing individual investors to buy shares in a farming operation, several new financial technology startups are breaking down barriers to farmland ownership.

Higher crop insurance revenue guarantees for corn, soybeans and wheat will translate into higher premiums, but Purdue University experts recommend farmers don't skimp on coverage in order to save on premium.