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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...

Corteva's planned seed and genetics spinoff will carry the name Vylor Inc., the Indianapolis-based agriscience company announced on Monday.

All eight major fertilizer prices were higher for the third full week of April 2026 compared to a month earlier. Six fertilizers were again significantly more expensive, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. In a bit of somewhat good news, only one...

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over whether federal approval of Bayer's Roundup label preempts state cancer-warning lawsuits. Justices appeared divided on the fundamental conflict within federal pesticide law.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins used a roundtable with farmers in Missouri on Friday to announce a top-up payment for disaster losses in 2023 and 2024 that should double the amount of aid farmers receive. Rollins also talked about the Trump...

All eight major fertilizers were higher for the second week of April 2026 compared to a month earlier. Six fertilizers were significantly more expensive, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. Four fertilizers saw double-digit price increases...

Without rain, a once-promising hard red winter wheat crop in the Central Plains has slowly disappeared this spring.

New research from Cornell University indicates the nutrients in animal and human waste could reduce U.S. farmers reliance on synthetic fertilizer use. This waste could meet 102% of nitrogen and 50% of phosphorus needs for U.S. agriculture. A major...

For the third week in a row, five fertilizers were significantly more expensive compared to a month ago. Four of the five rose by double digits for the first full week of April 2026.

With both fertilizer and diesel fuel prices on the rise due to the military conflict in the Middle East, U.S. farmers are facing even higher input costs with spring fieldwork beginning. A new American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) survey shows producers...

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden spoke Monday to agricultural journalists on fertilizer markets and USDA's reorganization plans. Vaden raised broader concerns about market concentration, noting a small number of companies dominate key...

The media group Axios held a forum in downtown Des Moines including the CEO of the World Food Prize, the president of Bayer Crop Science for North America and the CEO of the Iowa Cattlemen's Association. Each had different perspectives on innovation...

Waterhemp continues to confound chemistries designed to control it. The latest is glufosinate, which is at risk of losing its effectiveness if not properly applied as part of a weed management program.

Republican state attorneys general from Texas, Florida and Ohio argue federal law should not override state failure-to-warn laws in Roundup cancer lawsuits before the Supreme Court.

U.S. corn farmers face growing concerns about rising fertilizer costs and availability, according to a new survey released by the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) on April 8. Many producers worry about the high costs and access to fertilizer...

All eight major fertilizers were higher for the last week of March 2026 from a month ago. For the second week in a row, five fertilizers were significantly more expensive, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. Four of the five fertilizers saw...

During a recent webinar, the issue of countervailing duties on phosphorus fertilizer and the effects on American farmers was discussed in great depth. An earlier Texas A&M showed countervailing duties increased phosphorus fertilizer costs for U.S...