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The last saltie departed Duluth on Tuesday, Dec. 23, to close out the 2025 oceangoing shipping season.

As analysts often offer their outlook on the next year, here's a tongue-in-cheek look at the forecast for 2026 farm policy changes where certainty is promised, everything is rebranded, markets get created and common sense exits stage left.

Spending time and sharing stories with strangers can sometimes help create memories to cherish for the rest of our lives.

The proposed rule for the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit was delivered to the White House Office of Management and Budget last week.

Many areas in the Intermountain West and Plains will hit records, while others may see too much cloud cover that will leave them behind. Northern areas will be warm, but not near records.

DTN's Senior Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger enjoys preparing prime rib for Christmas and she makes arguments for the emotional attachment and practical benefits of doing so.

May the holidays bring the focus back on what truly is important in life. With that perspective helping to offset the daily stresses one must navigate.

More than anything, I believe traders' positive interaction throughout the marketplace on Monday again shows hard evidence their core desire is to push the contracts higher as they know and understand the market's long-term, bullish fundamental position.

The Panama Canal affords the world enormous economic benefits, yet most of us take it for granted. Understanding how it works and what it took to build it is a useful tonic.

Though it hasn't been perfect by any means, the weather situation in South America generally remains favorable for crops.

March corn, having fallen 20 cents recently, is facing a crossroads of sorts, hovering just above the 100-day moving average and moving sideways in a consolidation phase. How will the next several weeks play out? There are conflicting fundamental and technical factors, making...

The cab door is open. Apply for a chance to tell your farm's story as part of DTN's ongoing project called View From the Cab.

2025 soybean yields for the top 18 producing states and the U.S. vs. the percent that this year's yield deviates from the 25-year trend and the percent change vs. the 2024 final yield.

As has been true for many months, 2025 compared to the same month in 2024, sales of tractors and combines were down again in October.