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A long and drawn-out system, or pair of systems, will move through the country this week and weekend. Areas of heavy rain will be welcomed in some places and not in others, causing some delays to early planting progress.

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.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke Monday to the North American Agricultural Journalists (NAAJ) annual meeting. Vilsack's talk with reporters touched on the farm bill, the relationship with China, highly pathogenic avian influenza and the federal greenhouse gas model.

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.

Collaboration conversations between CHS and Growmark, two of the nation's largest farmer-owned cooperatives, have concluded. No new opportunities will be pursued at this time.

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.