The last tow leaving St. Paul, Minnesota, on Dec. 1 put an end to the 2024 shipping season on the far Upper Mississippi River. In the meantime, levels on the Lower Mississippi Rive... [Read Full Blog]

After having support since mid-August at the $10.12 to $10.15 area, new-crop November 2025 soybean futures last week broke down slightly below that support area and may just have b... [Read Full Blog]

2024 soybean yield as given in the USDA's November crop production report as a percent of the 25-year trend vs. the 10, 20 and 30-year trend growth rate for soybeans.

Leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture committees, along with farm-state allies, are trying to craft a plan that would provide payments to producers who are suffering from low... [Read Full Blog]

The Economic Research Service's third reading of net farm incomes is lower than 2023, but the decline is softer than initially forecast due to better-than-expected production expen... [Read Full Blog]

Storm analysis finds climate change increased the wind speed for every hurricane in 2024.

Equity holders for Richardton, North Dakota,-based Red Trail Energy LLC's ethanol plant approved the sale of the company to Gevo Inc., a company that plans to produce sustainable a... [Read Full Blog]

DTN/Progressive Farmer writers were asked to think back on their year and choose a favorite story they wrote. DTN Senior Crops Editor Pamela Smith selected a View From the Cab segm... [Read Full Blog]

Love them or hate them, participants other than those directly involved with a commodity use futures markets for various purposes. DTN Contributing Canadian Grains Analyst Mitch Mi... [Read Full Blog]

It's been a tough task to accomplish, but there are some small cracks in the good weather situation for South America.

China is signaling how it will react to much higher tariffs in a second Trump administration. Indeed, it's already reacting.

The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a minor-level geomagnetic storm watch for this weekend. A storm of this intensity will have little to no impact on farming guidance s... [Read Full Blog]

U.S. Treasury markets suggesting evidence of inflation turning higher at a time when central banks around the world are cutting interest rates could make for difficult times ahead.... [Read Full Blog]

A weekend at the All American Quarter Horse Congress filled with exciting classes, shopping, delicious food and a strong sense of community that makes the event truly special.