Day 1 of the Wheat Quality Council's Hard Spring Wheat and Durum Tour concluded Tuesday, with a total weighted average yield estimate of 45.9 bushels per acre.

The problem for American farmers and ranchers isn't that China is spending more on ag research. It's that we're spending less.

The Wheat Quality Council holds its 2026 Hard Spring Wheat and Durum Tour in North Dakota this week, offering the world a glimpse at where the crop stands.

OCP Group has begun shipping duty-free Moroccan phosphate fertilizer to the United States, the company has confirmed, a move USDA says could lower fertilizer costs for U.S. farmers.

"Don't panic, be prepared" is the message from plant pathologists across the Corn Belt as positive detections of tar spot increase.

Monsanto withdrew its petition seeking antidumping duties on Chinese glyphosate imports after farm groups strongly criticized the move as harmful to struggling farmers.

Most retail fertilizer prices are lower for the first full week of July 2026. Prices for six of the eight major fertilizers are lower compared to last month with four nutrients having significant price declines, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more.