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Friday, March 13, 2026 2:41PM CDT The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) released an analysis concluding the proposed $85 billion merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would leave farmers exposed to pricing and service decisions they cannot control. AFBF came out formally opposed to the giant railway merger.
Friday, March 13, 2026 12:03PM CDT The Stark family of Baker, Montana, manages winter cattle care through strategic feeding and storm preparation. Communication and teamwork keep their herd healthy year-round.
Friday, March 13, 2026 7:34AM CDT In the face of razor-thin margins, spring and winter wheat farmers share strategies for producing profitable bushels.
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DTN Market Matters Blog
Editorial Staff
DTN Weekly Average DDG Price Jumps $5 Per Ton
Friday, March 13, 2026 11:39AM CDT
DTN's weekly spot price for domestic distillers dried grains for the week ended March 12 is up $5 on average versus one week ago. (DTN file photo)
DTN Weekly DDG Price Higher on Average
Friday, March 6, 2026 11:57AM CDT
US and Israel-Iran Conflict Cripples Shipping Industry Through Strait of Hormuz
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 10:28AM CDT
Technically Speaking
Editorial Staff
Spot Corn Futures and the Challenge That It Faces
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 12:33PM CDT
While the corn market has reacted in a positive manner from the renewed concern about dryness in the southern half of Argentina, the sharp fall in the U.S. dollar, rise in crude oi... [Read Full Blog]
March Corn at a Crossroads?
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 1:27PM CDT
March Corn at a Crossroads?
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 11:44AM CDT
Fundamentally Speaking
Joel Karlin
DTN Contributing Analyst
Current Soybean Export Projections Still Look Too High
Thursday, March 12, 2026 11:28AM CDT
U.S. export sales and shipments as of the first week in March as a percent of the USDA's March WASDE estimate vs. new crop sales also as of the first week in March as a percent of... [Read Full Blog]
Current Soybean Export Projections Still Look Too High
Thursday, March 12, 2026 11:28AM CDT
Current Soybean Export Projections Still Look Too High
Thursday, March 12, 2026 11:28AM CDT
DTN Ag Policy Blog
Chris Clayton
DTN Ag Policy Editor
E15, Local Food Markets Spotlighted in Hearing as Senators Mull New Aid
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 12:59PM CDT
Farmers highlighted E15, local food purchasing and tax credits for cotton at a U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee hearing focusing on how to boost domestic markets. Senators said th... [Read Full Blog]
E15, Local Food Markets Spotlighted in Hearing as Senators Mull New Aid
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 7:19AM CDT
House Ag Committee Advances Farm Bill Package After Debates Over Solar, Pesticides, Prop 12
Thursday, March 5, 2026 6:55AM CDT
Minding Ag's Business
Katie Behlinger
Farm Business Editor
Grain Marketing Resolutions to Make It Through 'Weird' Years
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 7:05AM CDT
Commodities brokers advise farmers to develop disciplined grain marketing plans based on production costs, stick to price targets, seek professional guidance and utilize futures an... [Read Full Blog]
My Sentimental and Economic Case for Prime Rib
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 10:35AM CDT
Frustrating Markets Stress Importance of a Marketing Plan
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 12:48PM CDT
DTN Ag Weather Forum
Bryce Anderson
DTN Ag Meteorologist and DTN Analyst
Massive Blizzard Forecast for Northern US This Weekend, Monday
Friday, March 13, 2026 11:55AM CDT
A massive winter storm will roll through the northern tier of the country this weekend through March 16. Snowfall totals could be extremely large and break records while strong win... [Read Full Blog]
Winter Featured Warmth and Drought Expansion in Many US Crop Areas
Thursday, March 12, 2026 8:42AM CDT
Two Strong Winter Storms Producing Wind, Heavy Snow, Blizzard Conditions Through the Weekend
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 10:09AM CDT
DTN Ethanol Blog
Editorial Staff
Florida Biodiesel Company Owner Pleads Guilty to $7 Million RINs Fraud Scheme
Thursday, February 5, 2026 1:47PM CDT
Christopher Burdett pleaded guilty to generating $7 million in fraudulent renewable fuel credits by vastly overstating biodiesel production, as part of Renewable Fuel Standard sche... [Read Full Blog]
Ag, Biofuels Groups Push E15 Rural Council for Quick Legislative Solution Before Feb. 15 Deadline
Friday, January 30, 2026 2:51PM CDT
Biofuels Group Urges Trump to Release 45Z Tax Credit Rules Ahead of Iowa Visit
Monday, January 26, 2026 3:00PM CDT
DTN Production Blog
Pam Smith
Crops Technology Editor
Entries Now Being Accepted for 2026 National Wheat Yield Contest
Thursday, March 12, 2026 2:09PM CDT
The 11th annual National Wheat Yield Contest expands participation options for both spring and winter wheat farmers raising grain under both irrigated and dryland scenarios.
Some States Impose Tighter Restrictions on OTT Dicamba Herbicides
Thursday, March 5, 2026 12:21PM CDT
New Guide Helps Target Nematode Threats
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 12:11PM CDT
Harrington's Sort & Cull
John Harrington
DTN Livestock Analyst
Cattle Prices Plummet as Union Plans to Strike at Colorado's JBS Packing Plant
Monday, March 9, 2026 4:04PM CDT
The notion of a looming strike does not bode well for the cattle complex as fear and uncertainty unravel both the market's fundamental and technical components.
With an Unusual Counter-Seasonal Trend, Cattlemen Ask: Now What?
Monday, March 2, 2026 3:54PM CDT
External Pressure Drove Cattle Complex Lower on Monday, Despite Strong Trade in Cash Market Last Week
Monday, February 23, 2026 2:58PM CDT
South America Calling
Editorial Staff
Safrinha Corn Slightly Behind Schedule in Brazil, Sparking Concerns for Rest of Wet Season
Friday, February 27, 2026 11:03AM CDT
Safrinha corn planting is slightly behind schedule, a large concern with limited soil moisture and only about two months of the wet season left.
Safrinha Corn Update Across Brazil
Friday, February 13, 2026 1:54PM CDT
Rainfall Starting to Increase in Argentina
Friday, February 6, 2026 11:01AM CDT
An Urban’s Rural View
Urban Lehner
Editor Emeritus
Glyphosate Is on Government's Radar, All Three Branches of It
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 2:46PM CDT
The Trump administration and House Republicans are taking action to support glyphosate and the Supreme Court might join them.
The US Has Run Trade Deficits for 50 years. Is This an Emergency?
Monday, March 2, 2026 1:30PM CDT
In Praise of a Small Town
Friday, February 20, 2026 10:05AM CDT
Machinery Chatter
Dan Miller
Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
Severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm Watch Issued, Auroras May be Seen as Far South as Alabama
Monday, January 19, 2026 1:10PM CDT
A G4 geomagnetic storm may degrade satellite navigation for some hours and disrupt low-frequency radio navigation. But given this is January and not the middle of spring planting,... [Read Full Blog]
Tractor and Combine Sales Fall Sharply in October
Friday, November 14, 2025 8:44AM CDT
Kubota Struggles With Tariffs While Adjusting Pricing, Financing
Thursday, October 9, 2025 6:32AM CDT
Canadian Markets
Cliff Jamieson
Canadian Grains Analyst
Energy Price Spike Stokes 1970s-Style Inflation Fears
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 12:27PM CDT
A serious uptick expected in future CPI and PPI readings thanks to the Middle East conflict suggests the inflation relief seen over the last few years is over and a turn higher wil... [Read Full Blog]
This Week's Spike in Crude Oil Could Be Just The Beginning
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 10:54AM CDT
Canola Oil Exports to US Not Likely at Risk During USMCA Talks
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 1:11PM CDT
Editor’s Notebook
Greg D. Horstmeier
DTN Editor-in-Chief
FFA Probe Triggers a Popeye Moment
Monday, February 9, 2026 2:22PM CDT
The intimidation tactics becoming all-too familiar in politics today have now reached a trusted institution in agriculture: The FFA. Enough's enough.
FFA Probe Triggers a Popeye Moment
Monday, February 9, 2026 2:22PM CDT
Purdue Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication Department to Close Due to Low Enrollment
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 3:33PM CDT
DTN Market Headlines
May corn is down 1/4 cent per bushel, May soybeans are down 10 1/2 cents, May KC wheat is down 2 cents, May Chicago wheat is down 1/2 cent, and MIAX May Minneapolis wheat is up 0.0350 cents.
Cattle futures made a valiant effort to regain the losses, but the buying interest was not sufficient to accomplish the task. Lower cash cattle trade and the upcoming strike kept gains limited. Hogs opened lower and remained lower throughout the day. The trend has turned negative.
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