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Business & Inputs

Per-acre prices of recent farmland sales. (DTN graphic)
Posted by Todd Neeley

Recent Sales Results From Franklin County, Illinois; Clay County, Iowa; Miner County, South Dakota; and Pepin and Pierce Counties, Wisconsin

World & Policy

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Crude futures tumbled almost 12% Friday, driving product prices lower too, after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz open to all commercial ships following ceasefires clinched for itself and Lebanon from U.S. and Israeli attacks.

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Farm Life

Blogger Katie Pratt said for several years, the local Rotary and Kiwanis clubs have invited her in as a guest speaker. What started as a request to talk about farming in general has now become specific asks to address specific topics. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo courtesy of Katie Pratt)
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While online presence is valuable, local conversations and community engagement are just as important in advocating for agriculture.

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What DTN Is Watching

For reports on Friday, USDA will release the April Cattle on Feed report at 2 p.m. CDT. At 2:30 p.m. CDT, the CFTC will release the weekly Commitments of Traders report, updating trader positions as of Tuesday, April 14.

Weather

A strong cold front is moving southeast through the middle of the country on Friday. While it is rather quiet early Friday morning, showers and thunderstorms will erupt along the front later in the morning throughout the day. Areas of heavy rain and severe weather are expected from Oklahoma to Wisconsin. Very cold temperatures are moving in behind the front and some areas near and across the Canadian border will not make it above freezing.

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