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While DTN/Progressive Farmer staff were busy last week planning for future editorial coverage in 2026 and beyond, they got a chance to celebrate some of their award-winning accomplishments from 2025.

Drought is a major problem for a lot of the Plains, South and Southeast, but these areas are in line to pick up some heavy rainfall this week.

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is steady versus one week ago.

The chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee agreed with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins that USDA's Commodity Credit Corp. borrowing limit should be increased from the current $30 billion annually.

Thoughts on who the public will believe: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who urges eating more red meat, or heart doctors, who advise eating less.

Given canola is such an expensive, input-intensive crop to grow, a reduction in seeded area would make sense given the elevated risks facing producers. But that may be a mistake.

In this equipment roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at high diesel costs hitting returns; March equipment sales down; reports that Cat buys Monarch technology; Fieldwork Robotics readying an autonomous picker; new equipment from KIOTI and Loftness; and Kubota offering...

It's too early to say whether the spring high is in for the fed cash cattle market. However, if support doesn't develop from both a fundamental and technical sense, it's going to be difficult for the market to trade much higher.

Be safe and stay alert. Here are six things to consider this season regarding safety and farm insurance protection.

Yet another month of below-normal precipitation puts into question how much corn Brazil can produce with its safrinha crop.

Twenty-eight agricultural groups urged Trump administration officials to clarify the 45Z Clean Fuels Production tax credit rules to support struggling farmers and biofuel markets.

Net fund position in corn with both futures and options vs. the price of spot corn in dollars per bushel.

The May soybean futures chart appears to be forming a bear flag pattern that typically indicates a downward resolution. However, chart patterns are certainly not always highly reliable and there are outside market forces controlling the narrative on grain and soy lately.

Commodities brokers advise farmers to develop disciplined grain marketing plans based on production costs, stick to price targets, seek professional guidance and utilize futures and options for effective risk management.