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Models have continually pushed back the start time to a hot and dry summer forecast. How long can they continue to do that?

Average percent change in corn acreage from the March prospective plantings report to the June acreage figures for the top 18 producing states and the U.S. vs. the highest and lowest percent change from 2000 to 2024.

The Renewable Fuels Association urges Trump to ease E15 regulations amid Iran's threat to close Strait of Hormuz, which could disrupt global oil supply and raise prices.

The bill is directed heavily at land ownership from Chinese companies, as well as countries such as Iran, North Korea and Russia. USDA shows Chinese companies reported owning 277,336 acres of land as of Dec. 23, 2023. The bill also permanently puts the Agriculture secretary on a...

The soybean market has shown very few signs of concern recently but given how little room there is for production shortfalls, Monday's acreage update should take on added importance.

December corn on Monday is under severe pressure again and for about the eighth time is challenging the support area of $4.33 to $4.34. The more a chart point is challenged, the more vulnerable it becomes with each additional test. A look at the weekly version of the December...

Record high cattle prices come with more volatility. You'll never outthink the cattle market, but you can have a plan to deal better with it.

Areas in the Southern Plains hard red winter wheat territory have been inundated with heavy rain and severe storms, slowing harvest and negatively affecting quality.

Join Oklahoma State University Livestock Marketing Specialist Derrell Peel and DTN experts for an in-depth examination of cattle market dynamics, as well as what you can expect from weather and prices for the rest of the year.

Though the effects of tariff hikes have yet to show up in the inflation reports, the Federal Reserve expects to learn a lot more about their effects in the next few months. In the meantime, it's keeping its benchmark interest rate unchanged.

With application windows narrowed by either wind or rain, time may be running out for spraying herbicides over the top in some corn fields.

Stemming from multiple factors, agricultural employers nationwide find hiring workers difficult, reflecting a widespread farm labor shortage.

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)."

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.