DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends
Posted by Russ QuinnRetail fertilizer prices continue to move higher, although the price increases for nitrogen fertilizers didn't jump as significantly as they have in recent weeks.
News Topics
Crops
Livestock
Heifer Prices
Posted by Victoria G. MyersAverage heifer prices are lower, but buyers wanting value are willing to pay for it.
Business & Inputs
The CEOs of three Farm Credit banks and the Farm Credit Council called on lawmakers and the president to reopen the federal government so farmers can get farm loans lined up before planting season begins.
Equipment & Tech
America's Best Shops - 4
Posted by Dan MillerThe worst new shop is the shop built too small or in the wrong place. This is the fourth and final story in DTN/The Progressive Farmer's series on America's Best Shops where growers share their resourceful and innovative ideas for indoor workspaces.
World & Policy
Stocks in the U.S. and Europe jumped Friday as renewed hopes for progress in trade talks between the U.S. and China helped the markets finish the week with another strong gain.
Farm Life
Bring on Twenty-Nineteen
PostedBlogger Jennifer Campbell knows there will be plenty of issues to face in 2019, but she says she's ready for them.
What DTN Is Watching
Markets
After Thursday's excitement over a trade-related rumor, Friday could see more active trading in grains than usual. The Federal Reserve will release a report on industrial production at 8:15 a.m. CST, followed later by a consumer sentiment index. Otherwise, traders remain interested in South American weather, any news of trade progress with China or the reopening of the U.S. government.
WeatherSnow, strong winds, and cold conditions are in store for the Northern Plains and northern Midwest Friday. Other primary crop areas will be dry. Snow and rain will move into central and south-central crop areas Saturday. A cold wave is still indicated for northern and central areas during the next seven days.