Corn was 7% harvested, and the remaining crop was rated 67% good to excellent as of Sept. 14. Soybeans were 5% harvested, and condition was rated 63% good to excellent. Winter wheat was 11% planted.
Farmers are blending tradition with innovation, using cover crops, no-till, and diversified practices to cut input costs, fight weeds, and protect soil while there is a growing push for regenerative agricultural practices. But these practices also offer farmers another way to reshape profitability while increasing conservation.
Prices for popular cover crops such as cereal rye and nitrogen-fixing brassicas are a little cheaper for producers this fall. A range of programs offers farmers incentives to try the practice and rewards farmers who have already been planting cover crops.
This week we anticipate interest rate decisions from the Fed while temperatures get higher again for most of the country. North Dakota farmers continue to evaluate recent frost damage as crops everywhere reach harvestable moisture levels.
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Corteva Agriscience is looking at potentially splitting its seed and crop input businesses into separate companies. Corteva was created in 2019 after becoming a standalone company following the Dow Chemical and DuPont merger.
USDA on Friday announced approximately $1 billion will become available to livestock producers under the Emergency Livestock Relief Program for 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire (ELRP 2023 and 2024 FW). Sign-up for the ELRP 2024 and 2024 FW begins Monday, Sept. 15, and will run until Oct. 31, USDA stated.
The Trump administration announced plans to withdraw the Biden-era "Public Lands Rule" that limited conservation on federal lands.
A review of DTN's yield models as of Sept. 1 shows yield forecasts in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio declining or holding steady, while Western Corn Belt states see stronger corn yield potential.
At Husker Harvest Days, farmers raised concerns about cash flow issues facing crop farmers going into harvest but advocated for more market solutions such as E15 sales and boosting trade. Nebraska's governor, fresh off a trade trip to Japan, touted potential biofuel sales to the country.
Average retail fertilizer prices continued to be mixed for the first week of September 2025, with prices for four of the eight major fertilizers higher and prices for four lower than last month. The price of one fertilizer, DAP, saw a significant move higher, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more.
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