Ag Weather Forum
John Baranick
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Thursday, October 17, 2024 4:44 PM
For many producers across the Corn Belt, harvest progress has been ahead of schedule; however, precipitation may tag the region through the end of the month and into early November.
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Tuesday, October 15, 2024 3:58 PM
While it has been good for harvest and fieldwork, the lack of rain has caused widespread drops in soil moisture and has increased drought significantly for much of the U.S.
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Friday, October 11, 2024 2:37 PM
Warmth and dryness have brought on a dramatic increase in drought since early summer.
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Monday, September 30, 2024 6:03 PM
As one Canadian union ends a strike in the Port of Vancouver, another union went on strike in the Port of Montreal.
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024 7:53 PM
After failed contract negotiations, Grain Workers Local Union 333 went on strike, stopping work at five grain terminals in Vancouver.
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Monday, August 05, 2024 7:19 PM
For Alberta, in the provincial early yield estimates, regional dryland crop yield estimates are at or below the 5- and 10-year averages, with the exception of a higher-than-average yield expectation reported for the South Region as of July 30. In Saskatchewan, as of July 29, the conditions of crops throughout many regions are stressed, causing yield potential to further decline during the week.
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Fundamentally Speaking
Joel Karlin
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Tuesday, October 08, 2024 2:15 PM
2023 and 2024 winter wheat yields for the top 18 growing states and the U.S. vs. the percent those yields deviated from the 25-year trend.
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Tuesday, October 01, 2024 2:44 PM
September 1 stocks of U.S. corn & soybeans and percent of stocks stored on farm.
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Thursday, September 26, 2024 2:37 PM
Change in USDA's national corn yield projection from the August to the September crop production report and then from the September to the final report in January.
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An Urban's Rural View
Urban Lehner
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Monday, October 14, 2024 1:51 PM
In resisting China's efforts to boost its domination of manufacturing and in the process put other countries' manufacturers out of business, should the U.S. go at it alone or band together with other countries?
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Monday, October 14, 2024 1:48 PM
In resisting China's efforts to boost its domination of manufacturing and in the process put other countries' manufacturers out of business, should the U.S. go at it alone or band together with other countries?
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Monday, October 14, 2024 1:48 PM
In resisting China's efforts to boost its domination of manufacturing and in the process put other countries' manufacturers out of business, should the U.S. go at it alone or band together with other countries?
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Ag Policy Blog
Chris Clayton
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Thursday, October 17, 2024 6:58 PM
The USDA's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) has reached its highest enrollment level since 2013, with a notable shift toward Grasslands CRP, which supports grazing operations. Under the Biden administration, CRP acreage has increased by 5.36 million acres, now totaling 25.86 million acres -- just shy of the 27-million-acre cap established by the 2018 Farm Bill.
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024 9:00 PM
The Harris-Walz campaign is focusing on rural voters, traditionally a strong base for former President Donald Trump, by promoting policies on sustainable agriculture, rural healthcare and access to farmland. The campaign is also warning about Project 2025 and the possible effects of a trade war.
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Tuesday, October 15, 2024 7:32 PM
A new study released by American Soybean Association and National Corn Growers Association highlights another trade war with China could cost corn and soybean farmers roughly $5 billion to $8 billion a year in lost value. Meanwhile, prices would increase for South American farmers.
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Harrington's Sort & Cull
DTN Staff
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Monday, October 14, 2024 8:35 PM
Feedlot managers can afford to play 'hard ball' and roll some of their showlists over if prices aren't what they desire, but what concerns DTN Livestock Analyst ShayLe Stewart the most about the current market dynamics is boxed beef demand.
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Monday, October 07, 2024 7:55 PM
Over the last four weeks, feedlot managers have been able to steadily advance the cash market. But with futures up against resistance thresholds, will feedlot managers be able to do it again this week?
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Monday, September 30, 2024 8:07 PM
Last week's market outperformed what many expected it would do, but if boxed beef prices continue to soften this week, the market could struggle to maintain its rally.
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Technically Speaking
DTN Staff
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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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Monday, August 05, 2024 4:49 PM
With poor economic news such as the unemployment rate rising to 4.3% filtering out in the past week and the surge in the Japanese yen, the U.S. Dollar Index has plunged to its lowest level since March. Typically, that would be very supportive for U.S. wheat, as would the expected decline in major exporter wheat stocks.
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Minding Ag's Business
Katie Dehlinger
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Monday, September 09, 2024 6:37 PM
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit last month rejected appeals filed by attorneys who represented farmers in the Syngenta corn settlement. The attorneys for years have been contesting court allocations of compensation for legal fees in the case.
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Friday, June 07, 2024 5:39 PM
On Friday, June 14, DTN will host a webinar examining the cattle market's long-term outlook and how producers can use livestock risk protection insurance to protect their business from downside market risk.
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Wednesday, May 08, 2024 7:26 PM
While rain may slow the national planting pace, some growers will get a few windows of opportunity. Anxiety about U.S. planting and Brazilian flooding has changed the market trend.
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Thursday, October 17, 2024 4:54 PM
The Renewable Fuels Association on Wednesday told the California Air Resources Board that proposed changes to the state's low-carbon fuel standard could be harmful to ethanol.
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Tuesday, October 15, 2024 6:36 PM
Chevron Renewable Energy Group announced it has invested in Terviva Inc., a California-based company that has developed technology to grow pongamia trees for biofuels production.
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Friday, September 27, 2024 3:32 PM
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday to allow permanent sales of E15 nationally.
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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, October 10, 2024 4:32 PM
A system is bringing scattered showers into central Brazil on Oct. 10 and are expected to continue after the storm passes next week. However, models disagree on the coverage and intensity of the rainfall, which may or may not make a difference for producers planting soybeans.
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Thursday, October 03, 2024 3:10 PM
Though rainfall has been very limited outside of southern Brazil, a storm system next week could bring some needed changes.
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Friday, September 27, 2024 8:08 PM
Showers are starting to pop up in central Brazil, but they're doing so very sporadically, leading to continued dryness and drought across the region. If showers do not fill in soon, significant delays to soybean planting can be expected, putting a crunch on the safrinha corn and cotton crops that will be planted in early 2025.
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Market Matters Blog
DTN Staff
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Friday, October 18, 2024 5:06 PM
DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is slightly higher versus one week ago.
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024 5:29 PM
Hurricane Helene provided some relief to the Lower Mississippi River, but with the return of dry conditions, water levels are expected to drop.
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Friday, October 11, 2024 4:38 PM
DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is steady versus one week ago.
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Production Blog
Pam Smith
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Tuesday, October 08, 2024 11:01 PM
Every other year, Syngenta hosts its agricultural media summit, which this year was held in Greensboro, North Carolina. Here are some developments the company shared with journalists this year.
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Tuesday, October 08, 2024 11:01 PM
Every other year, Syngenta hosts its agricultural media summit, which this year was held in Greensboro, North Carolina. Here are some developments the company shared with journalists this year.
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Tuesday, October 01, 2024 2:03 PM
Nematodes are a big deal. Observe National Nematode Day by testing your own knowledge about the silent killer and putting it to work in the field.
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Editors' Notebook
Greg D.Horstmeier
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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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Monday, September 30, 2024 11:46 AM
After writing about a new online course about mental health and suicide prevention in rural America, DTN Staff Reporter Russ Quinn participated in the course and gained critical knowledge about how to recognize the warning signs someone may be struggling with mental health issues and how to get him or her help.
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Monday, September 30, 2024 11:46 AM
After writing about a new online course about mental health and suicide prevention in rural America, DTN Staff Reporter Russ Quinn participated in the course and gained critical knowledge about how to recognize the warning signs someone may be struggling with mental health issues and how to get him or her help.
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