Higher crop insurance revenue guarantees for corn, soybeans and wheat will translate into higher premiums, but Purdue University experts recommend farmers don't skimp on coverage in order to...
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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Read the full text of the letter 35 agriculture organizations wrote to Congress this week, which urges Congress to work with the Small Business Administration on its interpretation of a new...
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Little things, done consistently, make the biggest difference in life and in the growing season.
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Insurance Guarantees Highest in Years
At $4.58 and $11.87 per bushel, the spring crop insurance guarantees provide farmers the best price protection since 2014 for corn and 2013 for soybeans.
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Ag Groups Call for PPP Changes
A letter signed by all major commodity groups, the Farm Credit Council and numerous agribusinesses argues SBA misinterpreted Congressional intent when it excluded farming partnerships and LLCs from a new calculation geared toward...
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2021 Insurance Considerations
Revenue protection policies will include the highest guarantees in years, but as farmers make their decisions, experts recommend taking a look at a new supplemental offering, the Enhanced...
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Partnerships Miss Out on PPP
Congress changed the rules for second round of the Paycheck Protection Program to boost potential payments to farmers, but the law's drafters say the Small Business Administration interpreted the rule too narrowly, limiting its...
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New PPP Rules for Farmers
New rules for farm applicants could result in larger Paycheck Protection Program loans, which can be used to cover self-employment compensation. An Iowa State University expert said funds used this way are eligible for...
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Farmland Values Strengthen
Three Federal Reserve districts have released new data showing a strong uptick in farmland values for a large swath of the country and stronger credit conditions for farmers as well.
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The 2021 ARC-PLC Decision
The decision for picking a farm bill safety net is now an annual decision. University of Illinois economists say it doesn't look like the Agriculture Risk Coverage program or the Price Loss Coverage program will make payments for the...
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As farmers look ahead to a new growing season, stronger crop prices are expected to boost farm finances, and in turn, farmers indicate they're looking at increased capital outlays.
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Farmers could be looking at the strongest spring crop insurance price guarantee in years, and when farmers sign up for their crop insurance next month, they're going to have a new supplemental option to consider.
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Input Suppliers Face Lawsuit
A lawsuit brought by a farmer's widow alleges 14 major ag companies coordinated a boycott of online sales platforms such as Farmers Business Network and AgVend, a move it argues resulted in artificially high prices and amounts to...
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Coronavirus-generated demand for land, whether it's to find a stable investment or a place to go when the city feels too crowded, lends firm tone to farmland market at start of 2021.
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Farmland Outlook Shows Firm Tone
Coronavirus-generated demand for land, whether it's to find a stable investment or a place to go when the city feels too crowded, lends firm tone to farmland market at start of 2021.
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Every farm has its seasons. There's planting season, spraying season, harvest season and then, data season.
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Top 10 Ag Stories of 2020 - 5
No. 5 in DTN's yearly countdown of the top ag news stories looks at international trade deals. While China's seeming adherence to its trade agreement brought a jolt of bullishness and a sense of holiday cheer to the end of 2020...