Ag Weather Forum
John Baranick
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024 3:23 PM
Lake-effect snowfall of 5-6 feet in late November to early December utilized record-warm conditions in most of the Great Lakes.
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024 5:10 PM
A clipper system will move from the Canadian Prairies through the northern U.S. Wednesday through Friday. The system will produce some heavy snow along its path and bring a burst of colder air.
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Thursday, December 12, 2024 4:44 PM
Storm analysis finds climate change increased the wind speed for every hurricane in 2024.
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Thursday, December 19, 2024 5:19 PM
Is it time for money to flow out of the overbought stock market and into cheap commodity markets once the new year rolls around?
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Monday, December 16, 2024 7:19 PM
Money managers seem reluctant to abandon their heavily net-short canola position, according to recent data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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Monday, December 16, 2024 7:19 PM
Money managers seem reluctant to abandon their heavily net-short canola position, according to recent data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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Fundamentally Speaking
Joel Karlin
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Thursday, December 19, 2024 4:24 PM
Soybean/corn futures price ratio on a per pound basis with the 25, 50 and 75% bands vs. the soybean/corn futures price ratio and the ratio of the monthly average farm price received per bushel price.
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Thursday, December 19, 2024 4:24 PM
Soybean/corn futures price ratio on a per pound basis with the 25, 50 and 75% bands vs. the soybean/corn futures price ratio and the ratio of the monthly average farm price received per bushel price.
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024 3:57 PM
Change in the USDA's U.S. corn export projection from the November to the December WASDE reports vs. U.S. corn sales and shipments as of the first week in December as a percent of the USDA's December WASDE export projection.
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An Urban's Rural View
Urban Lehner
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Thursday, December 12, 2024 4:12 PM
China is signaling how it will react to much higher tariffs in a second Trump administration. Indeed, it's already reacting.
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Thursday, December 12, 2024 4:12 PM
China is signaling how it will react to much higher tariffs in a second Trump administration. Indeed, it's already reacting.
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Monday, December 02, 2024 1:13 PM
The dollar is strong and many investors and economists think it's likely to get stronger. That's a problem for foreigners, not to mention U.S. ag exporters.
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Ag Policy Blog
Chris Clayton
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Friday, December 20, 2024 8:01 PM
In a news release, USDA stated the loan payments announced Friday are expected to provide $300 million in assistance to over 12,800 distressed direct and guaranteed Farm Loan Programs (FLP) borrowers. Overall, USDA paid out more than $2.5 billion from the funds provided through the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024 11:15 PM
A $31 billion aid package for farmers faces collapse, as President-elect Donald Trump, JD Vance and Elon Musk oppose it, citing overspending. GOP infighting, Democratic opposition and looming deadlines heighten fears of a government shutdown and delayed disaster relief.
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024 12:37 PM
The year-end funding bill congressional leaders released late Tuesday includes nearly $21 billion to help farmers recovering from natural disasters and another $10 billion in economic aid to crop producers.
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Harrington's Sort & Cull
DTN Staff
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Monday, December 16, 2024 8:41 PM
The live cattle and fed cash cattle markets have been on fire lately; but with the Christmas and New Year holidays looming, the market's relentless rally may be paused until after the New Year.
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Monday, December 09, 2024 8:33 PM
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 Miller believes it's better to know as much as you can about the elephants you're dancing with.
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Monday, December 02, 2024 9:49 PM
The market resistance at $260 is substantial, but so is the cattle market's rally and power right now. If all the stars continue to align, the resistance at $260 isn't unbearable.
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Technically Speaking
DTN Staff
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Monday, December 02, 2024 4:28 PM
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 begun another leg lower. Although there is plenty of growing weather yet to endure in South America -- we still have five to six weeks of important weather that will determine the size of the crop there -- the longer-term prospect for soybean prices sure looks gloomy.
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Monday, August 19, 2024 4:24 PM
November soybeans have been battered and beaten up. The market was already reeling when USDA came up with one million additional acres of soybeans planted and a record yield of 53.2 bpa. In the past few weeks, soybeans have registered new contract lows as funds reveled in the constant influx of bearish data. However, there are a few reasons to believe the worst could be over for soybeans.
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Monday, August 12, 2024 3:25 PM
September Chicago wheat shows hints of buying at their lowest prices in nearly four years but haven't yet been able to break resistance.
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Minding Ag's Business
Katie Dehlinger
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Wednesday, December 04, 2024 2:01 PM
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 expenses.
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Thursday, November 14, 2024 6:31 PM
Living on the family farm or ranch can be challenging. Surviving through the changes in agriculture can lead to a change in what legacy means to each person.
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Thursday, November 14, 2024 6:31 PM
Living on the family farm or ranch can be challenging. Surviving through the changes in agriculture can lead to a change in what legacy means to each person.
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Thursday, December 19, 2024 6:12 PM
A federal court held a hearing in December to examine the credibility of an expert witness in a lawsuit that alleges Archer Daniels Midland manipulated the ethanol market.
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024 12:47 PM
Congressional efforts to pass a continuing budget resolution at the close of the 2024 session includes language to make year-round E15 sales permanent.
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Monday, December 16, 2024 4:28 PM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was ordered by a federal court last week to respond within 21 days to a 2023 request for a small-refinery exemption to the Renewable Fuel Standard.
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Machinery Chatter
Dan Miller
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Friday, July 12, 2024 5:44 PM
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 systems.
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Friday, July 12, 2024 5:44 PM
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 systems.
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Wednesday, July 03, 2024 4:23 PM
A family legacy in farming has to start with a tractor being added to the farm to help make it more productive. On our farm, it was a Farmall Super M that has been driven by four generations.
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South America Calling
DTN Staff
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Thursday, December 19, 2024 5:00 PM
The weather pattern in South America features less heat and less rain across Argentina and southern Brazil. Will that matter for crop development?
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Thursday, December 05, 2024 10:02 PM
It's been a tough task to accomplish, but there are some small cracks in the good weather situation for South America.
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 5:14 PM
Forecasts called for heavier precipitation than what actually fell during the last few weeks.
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Market Matters Blog
DTN Staff
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Friday, December 20, 2024 5:46 PM
DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is higher versus one week ago.
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Monday, December 16, 2024 7:18 PM
Money managers seem reluctant to abandon their heavily net-short canola position, according to recent data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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Friday, December 13, 2024 6:39 PM
DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is higher versus one week ago.
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Production Blog
Pam Smith
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Thursday, December 19, 2024 6:17 PM
Glean kernels of knowledge from the National Wheat Yield Contest entries and plan your strategy to enter for 2025.
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Thursday, December 12, 2024 10:54 PM
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 segment that talked about farming with Dad.
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Friday, December 06, 2024 8:27 PM
A free Herbicide Classification chart can help you select herbicides and rotate among effective herbicides to delay the development of herbicide resistance.
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Editors' Notebook
Greg D.Horstmeier
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Monday, December 16, 2024 5:42 PM
Big yields to major election choices, 2024 was an eventful year for agriculture. We count down the top 10 biggest stories in the coming days.
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Wednesday, October 23, 2024 5:11 PM
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.
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Wednesday, October 09, 2024 5:37 PM
From the latest in seed corn production technologies to the newest ideas for cover crop mixes to continued consolidation in the seed industry, we'll cover the 2025 seed selection waterfront in a series of stories starting the week of Oct. 7.
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