It's been a struggle for ships trying to move through the Panama Canal since early 2023 due to low water issues from drought. Some good news came on April 15 when the Panama Canal... [Read Full Blog]

While the top two U.S. soybean competitors are both harvesting soybeans, November soybean prices are only showing limited bearish pressure in April. Is something more going on?

There really are only six states that have yields consistently above the U.S. yield: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Ohio.

Last week, Iowa environmental groups petitioned EPA to step in and protect drinking water in northeast Iowa from agricultural runoff. The same day, a farm LLC in a northeast Iowa c... [Read Full Blog]

A dust storm shut down an Illinois interstate Tuesday, just about a year after a tragic accident caused by blowing dust killed eight. Rain is on the way and research is underway to... [Read Full Blog]

Scattered showers turned into heavy snow this week as a system and low temperatures combined to bring back winter for a brief period. The snow will eventually help to moisten soils... [Read Full Blog]

The head of the Renewable Fuels Association asked USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service to reconsider a decision to stop reporting county-level farm data.

Try these seed conditioning tips to avoid the hassle and downtime of gummed-up planters.

Pre-report estimates forecast placements to be anywhere from 90.0% to 94.7% of a year ago, so when the report showed placements in March were actually 88% -- cattlemen and traders... [Read Full Blog]

Wet season showers have effectively ended this week in most of Brazil, which puts the onus on fronts coming from Argentina to supply any excess moisture for the safrinha corn crop... [Read Full Blog]

The U.S. won World War II in large part because of its ability to out-manufacture its enemies. Today China is the world's manufacturing powerhouse.

The Port of Baltimore is a key import-export point for farm and construction machinery. The port tallied a record 1.3 million tons of roll on/roll off farm and construction machine... [Read Full Blog]

After close to 12 years with DTN, I will be moving on while showing extreme gratitude to DTN for a wonderful opportunity within a noble profession.

March 19 is National Ag Day in the U.S. DTN hopes you'll join us to recognize and celebrate the many benefits agriculture brings to our nation, to our overall economy, and to the w... [Read Full Blog]