Commodities brokers advise farmers to develop disciplined grain marketing plans based on production costs, stick to price targets, seek professional guidance and utilize futures and options for...
Katie Dehlinger
Progressive Farmer Editor-in-Chief
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.
Recent Blogs by Author
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DTN's Senior Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger enjoys preparing prime rib for Christmas and she makes arguments for the emotional attachment and practical benefits of doing so.
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Minding Ag's Business
Commodities brokers advise farmers to develop disciplined grain marketing plans based on production costs, stick to price targets, seek professional guidance and utilize futures and options for effective risk management.
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Landwatch Weekly
Recent sales results from Tazewell County, Illinois; Lewis County, Missouri; Cuming County, Nebraska; and Cleveland County, Oklahoma.
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Landwatch Weekly
Recent farmland sales in Franklin County, Iowa; Brown County, Kansas; Hillsdale County, Michigan; Stutsman County, North Dakota.
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Landwatch Weekly
Recent sales results from Montgomery County, Indiana; Will County, Illinois; Scotland County, Missouri; and Columbia County, Wisconsin.
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We'd Like To Mention
Progressive Farmer's new Editor in Chief reflects on her past that led to a career telling purposeful stories that connect people and highlight the resilience and creativity within farming.
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Landwatch Weekly
Recent sales results from McHenry County, Illinois; Clinton County, Iowa; Audrain County, Missouri; and Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
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Minding Ag's Business
DTN's Senior Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger enjoys preparing prime rib for Christmas and she makes arguments for the emotional attachment and practical benefits of doing so.
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Landwatch Weekly
Recent sales results from Kankakee County, Illinois; Sioux County, Iowa; Finney County, Kansas; and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
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Landwatch Weekly
Recent farmland sales results from Champaign County, Illinois; Ellsworth and Rice Counties, Kansas; Hopkins County, Kentucky; and Dewey County, South Dakota.
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Dehlinger's Favorite Story of 2025
DTN Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger shares how she likes to write about creative people putting innovative ideas into practice, and why a story about forming their own microcaptive insurance companies was her favorite of the...
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Landwatch
Landwatch Recent Farmland Sales
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Factor in Living Expenses When Developing a Compensation Plan
With many farmers and ranchers grappling with slim to negative margins, taking a close look at family living expenses is a must when putting together a compensation plan for the farm business.
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Landwatch
December 2025 Recent Farmland Sales
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Bankers See Cash Flow Crunch
Bankers may be worried about a cash flow crunch on American row-crop farms, but experts at the Agricultural Bankers Conference say farmers should prepare capital expenditure plans that enable them to take advantage of lower...
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Landwatch
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Partial Budgeting Tool Unlocks Equipment Decisions
Tool provides useful guidance about the return on investment of your machinery lineup and when it makes sense to keep or trade.
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Landwatch
November 2025 Recent Farmland Sales