Suspecting the market has gone higher doesn't mean you need an appraisal, but if you're looking to sell a piece of property, it might. If you're doing estate planning, refinancing or getting a...
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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DTN Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger stresses the importance of estate planning to lessen the stress of a sudden death.
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When Tragedy Opens Doors
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Cover Crops Get Insurance Perk
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Farmland Values Surge
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DTN Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger stresses the importance of estate planning to lessen the stress of a sudden death.
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Loss of Family Member Changes Farm Dynamic
The unexpected loss of a family member changes the course of this farmer's career.
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Inflation Growth Uncertain
In a keynote address to the Kansas City Federal Reserve's annual Agricultural Symposium, the bank's president, Esther George, outlined the factors she'll be watching to determine whether post-pandemic inflation is here to stay or...
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Open-Outcry Trade Falls Silent
CME Group's open-outcry trading pits, which had been losing popularity amid the rise in electronic trading, won't reopen after being closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 last March.
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Soybean Cash Prices Soar Above $15
Unprecedented Chinese demand drives tight old-crop supplies and higher prices, but DTN Lead Analyst Todd Hultman said new-crop futures prices still aren't doing the work needed to buy acres away from corn.
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Market Approaches $6 Corn
The July corn futures contract closed at a new high of $5.80 1/2 Monday, while the DTN National Corn Index closed at $5.78 Friday, the highest levels for both in nearly eight years. As a result...
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USDA's farm income forecast for 2021 calls for lower net farm incomes, but that hardly tells the story.
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USDA's farm income forecast for 2021 calls for lower net farm incomes, but that hardly tells the story.
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Acreage Decisions Will Be Battle Royal
While analysts expect corn and soybeans to claim around 90 million to 92 million acres each, higher prices for crops like spring wheat, sorghum, cotton and others may keep a lid on how many extra acres corn and soybeans could claim.
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Ask HR: Vaccine Incentives
There are no legal restrictions on incentives employers can offer to encourage their workers to get vaccinated. DTN's HR Coach offers tips on how to establish an enticing program, create appropriate policies to handle any...