Early spring wheat planting was challenging for some farmers in North Dakota, while conditions were better in South Dakota.

New-crop December corn futures are again trading amongst the lowest prices of the 2025 calendar year, but traders may be hesitant in placing too large of a bearish bet with the gro... [Read Full Blog]

Stocks-to-use ratios for both corn and soybeans given at the USDA Ag Outlook session vs. the ones furnished in the May WASDE report.

Late last week, President Donald Trump released his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026 that highlights plans to cut USDA's discretionary budget by more than $4.6 billion. The pro... [Read Full Blog]

Global tensions and trade wars rise as geopolitics, markets, and environmental factors create uncertainty for farmers. Developing value-added products and new markets may offer sol... [Read Full Blog]

Planting windows are wide open across the North-Central U.S. with warm, summerlike temperatures and little rainfall. How long will that last? And will that be a concern going into... [Read Full Blog]

Although sustainable aviation fuel holds potential economic promise for rural America so far, the Trump administration has shown little interest.

Entries are now being accepted for the 2025 National Sorghum Yield Contest, which features a new protocol for verifying yields.

Packers were able to buy up some supply last week in the fed cash cattle market. But if they continue to run reduced kill schedules, how are boxed beef prices going to fare?

Soil moisture is below normal in many of Brazil's safrinha corn growing areas. A drier outlook for April puts that corn crop at a higher risk of drought and damage.

A trade deal between the U.S. and China could be difficult to reach. Which country has more tolerance for pain is a key question in this trade war.

CNH Industrial, parent company of Case IH and New Holland, forecasts lower ag sales and income for 2025, while also announcing a moderate price increase "in the low single digit(s)... [Read Full Blog]

China clearly used the tariffs that it had imposed on canola oil and meal imports as a trade advantage, completely dominating the canola seed export market in March.

March 18 is National Ag Day in the United States. DTN hopes you'll join us in recognizing and celebrating the many benefits that agriculture brings to our nation, to our overall ec... [Read Full Blog]