The Staggers Rail Act, named for its sponsor, Rep. Harley O. Staggers, a West Virginia Democrat, just celebrated its 40th birthday.

A technical look at the December corn, November soybeans and December Kansas City wheat markets.

U.S. soybean sales to China as of second week of October and change in sales to that country from that point to end of marketing year vs. the percent that Chinese has taken of tota... [Read Full Blog]

Seventeen state cattle organizations are supporting legislation that would give the U.S. agriculture secretary authority to set regional minimum negotiated cash trade sales.

As satellite data become more ubiquitous, frequent and cheap, yield models like the ones DTN relies on for its Digital Yield Tour are expected to become more accurate, giving farme... [Read Full Blog]

Snow chances in the Plains highlight the forecast going into the last half of October.

POET LLC is expanding its production of hand sanitizer, breaking ground on a new facility at an ethanol plant in Alexandria, Indiana.

An invitation to dinner in the field is a thing to celebrate, even if the guests are a bit late.

Total open interest in live cattle futures has tumbled lower throughout October. Following slow but steady gains from May through September, traders are quickly liquidating positio... [Read Full Blog]

Showers are expected across much of the primary growing regions in South America, but needed moderate to heavy rains will be confined to just a few locations.

They may both be superpowers, but the U.S. and China don't get much respect these days in surveys of international opinion.

March may have been the worst of COVID-19's impact on machinery sales as buyers look beyond the pandemic to new technologies and improved markets.

Oat futures for December delivery have reached new contract highs this week with growing noncommercial buying interest seen over a number of weeks. The Dec/March spread is inverted... [Read Full Blog]

DTN Staff Reporter Russ Quinn writes that the location where DTN has now moved its office to in Omaha is the place where he used to walk beans.