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Late snow in April in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota left many farmers concerned about late planting of spring wheat and corn.

A technical look at December corn and November soybeans as conditions in the Midwest turn drier.

In this Equipment Roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at the University of Nebraska testing its Flex-Ro autonomous planter in April field trials; Deere offering a new 1725C CCS 12-row, 30-inch stack-fold planter; and CNH hiring a new tech chief.

An active pattern during the last two weeks has led to some good rainfall for large areas of the Prairies, though some have missed out. The upper-level pattern may be changing, but showers and thunderstorms will continue in the region through next week.

Commercial stocks of canola fell for a third week in week 43, while are the lowest stocks reported for this week in six years. The three-year average shows commercial stocks trending lower through the end of the crop year.

Rather than the Senate aggies, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, announced a hearing next week looking at agriculture and climate change. Whitehouse is known for giving nearly 300 floor speeches in the Senate chamber on climate...

The Biden administration tries to dissuade South Korean advocates of developing nuclear weapons with a promise to consult.

Many areas of abnormally dry and droughty conditions have appeared across the Corn Belt in recent weeks, leading to concerns for young corn and soybeans. Here are five signs that your crop is stressed.

The state of Nebraska is enacting a law to require E15 sales at new gasoline stations by Jan. 1, 2024, and at existing stations in January 2028.

The record cost of storing grain will force elevators to lower cash grain bids and widen basis levels, a new report from CoBank's Knowledge Exchange division argues.

First oat crop rating of each year from 1996 to 2023 along with the rating seen the last week of July vs. the percent that the final oat yield of each season deviated from the 25-year trend.

A technical look at two different price trends in the August contracts of live cattle and lean hogs.

Join host Katie Dehlinger, DTN's farm business editor, for a discussion of crop conditions and agronomic concerns for the 2023 growing season. You'll hear observation reports from farmers around the country. In addition, agronomy, weather and grain markets experts will talk...

The wet season is officially over and safrinha corn in central Brazil is facing dryness for the next week and likely beyond. However, this is typical for this time of year.