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The International Research Institute for Climate and Society's summer forecast suggests summertime dryness due to La Nina development.

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 determine factors contributing to these Midwestern dust-ups.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told reporters USDA had to fill in a 5.2% increase departmentwide in salaries with a flat budget that came seven months into the year. That was a big driver for NASS having to cut back on three different surveys for cattle, cotton and...

The market could decide to change direction, but the support plane of $172 is a critical focal point and worthy to note regardless of which way the market trades.

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.

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.

Brazil's safrinha corn crop is about to enter its dry season, but so far, corn prices are not showing concern for smaller supplies either in the U.S. or in Brazil.

The FRA finalized the long-awaited two-person crew rule for most U.S. railroads on April 2, 2024.

The year began with Federal Reserve officials projecting interest-rate cuts this year. Surprisingly stubborn inflation and a surprisingly strong labor market have put rate cuts on hold.

October 2023-March 2024 total precipitation as a percent of the average 1896-2024 October-March figure for the top 21 corn and soybean producing states vs. end of March Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI)

Sometimes life gives you thistles, but it's worth having a good laugh about it.

Though rainfall forecast for the next 10 to 12 days is fairly substantial, models are insisting on a cold front moving through shortly thereafter that will cause precipitation to decline over central Brazil a few weeks before the average end date of the wet season.

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 machinery in 2023. The previous record was 1 million tons in 2012.

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 world.