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Agriculture prices for most commodities have fallen dramatically since January, when COVID-19 began as an outbreak in China. (Graphic courtesy of American Farm Bureau Federation)

Coronavirus Actions Puts Strain on Ag

4/3/2020 | 3:25 PM CDT

Producers Face Numerous Market Challenges as USDA Considers Aid Distribution

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Groups across rural America are sewing masks, while companies are finding ways to make sanitizer or simply donate money to help fight COVID-19. Staff at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory in College Station, Texas, are taking viral sampling kits normally used for animals and repurposing the materials to make more than 2,000 COVID-19 sampling kits for Texas hospitals. (Photo courtesy of Texas A&M University System)

Responding to Needs

4/3/2020 | 4:06 PM CDT

Rural America Rallies to Fight COVID-19

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Applicators face complicated labels and a growing body of research on the difficulties of applying dicamba safely. Here are the top seven things to keep in mind when spraying dicamba this year. (DTN file photo by Jim Patrico)

Dicamba Know-How

4/3/2020 | 8:54 AM CDT

Seven Things to Know Before You Spray Dicamba in 2020

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The auction will go on for Joe Nichols, of Seven Springs Farms in Cadiz, Kentucky. He's cutting back on machinery inventory to streamline operations. (Photo by Ashley Nichols)

Online Machinery Sales Heat Up

4/3/2020 | 4:44 PM CDT

Social Distancing Drives Equipment Auctions Online

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This chart shows a bearish consensus beginning to build among managed futures funds as cash corn prices fall to new one-year lows. By all appearances, the outlook for corn prices is bearish, but also highly uncertain early in 2020. (DTN ProphetX chart)

Todd's Take

4/3/2020 | 9:46 AM CDT

Corn: Bearish, Highly Uncertain

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US Stocks Drop on Jobs Numbers

4/3/2020 | 4:38 PM CDT

The stock market's first reaction to Friday's stunningly bad jobs report was to take it in stride. But Wall Street slid...

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DTN domestic distillers dried grains weekly spot prices of available offers were higher for the week ended April 2. (DTN file photo)

DTN Weekly DDG Offers Slim

4/3/2020 | 5:20 PM CDT

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My two faithful working companions -- my dog and my computer -- are always by my side in this work-from-home environment. (DTN Photo by Pamela Smith)

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4/3/2020 | 5:07 PM CDT

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Since the end of February, durum price data for three regions of the Prairies (southeast Saskatchewan, southwest Saskatchewan and southern Alberta, No. 1 CWAD 13% protein) shows a move higher of roughly $20/mt to $24/mt as of April 2. (DTN graphic by Cliff Jamieson)

Durum Prices Point Higher

4/3/2020 | 4:39 PM CDT

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DTN 360 Poll

Which of the following farm business issues has you most concerned regarding the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic?

Timely delivery of crop inputs for spring planting
Medium-term effects on meat markets should an outbreak close key processing plants
Spring labor shortages due to family/worker sickness or workers' inability to travel for work
Access to mid-season crop chemicals such as postemergence herbicides, fungicides and insecticides
General global market disruptions continuing to put downward pressure on commodity prices
Port/transportation disruptions causing specific trade issues

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