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USDA's forecast of record 16.7-billion-bushel corn crop prompts the Renewable Fuels Association to call for E15 expansion and regulatory reform to boost farmer demand.

The 2025 DTN Digital Yield Tour is one of the many ways we try to provide critical information to farmers and to the agricultural industry.

There's an argument to be made that the market should be able to rebound from last Friday's meltdown. On the other hand, there's a strong argument to be made that maybe the futures complex needs a break.

The government plans to relocate some 2,600 of the 4,600 Washington-based USDA Positions to five regional hubs. The reorganization is expected to save about $4 billion. But is the call for such a massive overhaul in the best interest of American agriculture?

DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is steady versus one week ago.

Conditions in the Atlantic Ocean are becoming more favorable for tropical storms and hurricanes to form this time of the year, leading to impacts along the Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S.

The next MAHA report may not recommend against glyphosate, as farmers fear, but there are other ways the health and human services secretary can take swipes at the herbicide.

Amid all the trade tensions throughout the world, it's important for Canadians to recognize who their top grain and oilseed customers are. Without a doubt, China ranks right up there.

Despite near ideal growing season weather, a nonthreatening forecast into the middle of August and rising yield estimates, November beans have been able to bounce the past three days. However, based on rising supply, tepid demand and no China trade deal so far, I would not...

For the first time since 2018, U.S. corn yield could be above trend -- perhaps significantly so.

While more farmers are leaning on bank financing for 2025, others are finding it tough to stay in business. Farm banks are well-situated to support increased loan demand as capital levels and profitability grew in 2024.

The University of Illinois lab responsible for innovations such as short stature corn and super sweet varieties of sweet corn is in jeopardy of closure. A vital soybean seed lab is also on the proposed closure list.

DTN/Progressive Farmer recently talked with Trimble PTx Senior Product Manager Dinen Subramaniam about Trimble PTx's award-winning OutRun autonomous technology. Available now as an autonomous grain cart solution, Trimble PTx is adding tillage functions and AGCO-brand Fendt...

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.