A recent report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City finds that a record number of operating loans surpassed $1 million in the first quarter of 2022, reflecting soaring prices for...
Katie Dehlinger
Farm Business Editor
Katie Dehlinger grew up near the Illinois-Wisconsin border in Rockton, Ill., and graduated from the University of Missouri in 2009 with a bachelor's of journalism in news/editorial writing and minors in history and sociology.
She's filled a number of roles at DTN, including nearly five years as the Markets Editor, where she covered commodities markets and marketing strategies in addition to USDA report lockups. She spent several years as the Executive Producer for RFDTV's daily news programs, Market Day Report and the Rural Evening News. She's now back at DTN, this time as the Farm Business Editor, where her reporting focuses on tax and estate planning, farmland values, health care and other issues that affect farmers' bottom lines.
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A 10-year analysis of farm income data showed no matter how good the ag economy, some farms still operated at a loss.
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Diesel Fuel Prices Set Records
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Minding Ag's Business
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Grain Marketing Tips for Spring 2022
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Ukraine War Boosts Need for Food Aid
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Paradigm Shift for Prices
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Fertilizer Spending by State
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No Analog to Today's Wheat Market
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Pumped-Up Premiums
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Spring Insurance Prices Set
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