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Corteva Inc. has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by farmers alleging crop protection loyalty programs blocked cheaper generic competitors.

More than 100 corn farmers from as many as 18 states organized their own field hearing at a farm in northern Texas with the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC chair told farmers the agency is investigating the fertilizer industry but...

For the first time since the second week of February 2026, some retail fertilizer prices are slightly lower compared to a month earlier. Two fertilizers, potash and UAN32, were slightly lower looking back a month. The other six fertilizers were slightly...

Practical Farmers of Iowa will host more than 60 farmer-led field day events from June to November. From cattle grazing and cover crops to vegetables and habitat restoration, each field day covers a range of topics. The events are free to attend.

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All eight major fertilizers logged slightly higher prices for the second full week of May 2026 compared to a month earlier. However, no fertilizer had a considerable price increase for the first time in 13 weeks. That takes us back to the first week of...

In their efforts to show the Trump administration is focused on bringing down fertilizer prices, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins led another press event on Tuesday at USDA's headquarters in Washington, D.C., to...

As warmer temperatures begin to be seen in the Midwest, alfalfa weevil populations could be on the increase. Experts tell alfalfa growers to scout their fields every few days and treat fields with high populations of the pest. Failure to do this could...

Firms with nitrogen projects at various stages of development say they have seen more focus on ramping up production, especially since Trump administration officials announced a strategy at the end of April to...

Crop scouts on the 2026 Hard Winter Wheat Tour estimated a crop averaging 38.9 bushels per acre, significantly less than last year but higher than USDA's predicted yield for Kansas.

A federal court ruled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to adequately protect more than 1,500 endangered species from the insecticide malathion, violating the Endangered Species Act.

Scouts on Day 2 of the Wheat Quality Council's 2026 Hard Winter Wheat Tour found many fields where the tolls of drought, freeze and disease had led to crop abandonment. The weighted average yield for the day was 39.3 bpa.

Day 1 of the Wheat Quality Council's 68th Annual Hard Winter Wheat Tour concluded Tuesday, May 12, with a total weighted average yield estimate of 38.3 bushels per acre.

Prices of all eight major fertilizers were higher in the first full week of May 2026 compared to a month earlier. However, only one fertilizer was significantly higher, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. The remaining seven nutrients were just...

Farmers highlighted their frustrations over fertilizer price moves, while senators drilled into questions over price reporting and expanding fertilizer supplies during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on Tuesday...

The Wheat Quality Council holds its 2026 Hard Winter Wheat Tour in Kansas this week, offering the world a glimpse at how badly drought conditions and late-season freeze have affected this year's crop.

Average retail prices for all eight major fertilizers were up from the previous month during the fourth full week of April 2026. Prices for three fertilizers were again up significantly, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. The remaining five...