Agriculture is a cyclical business, and row-crop economics are facing headwinds. Here are a few contingency-plan categories to consider if you are working through a downturn on your farm.
A tornado gave this Cozad, Nebraska, family farm another opportunity to build the right shop for their operation.
No. 2 on DTN's list of the Top 10 Ag Stories of the Year focuses on how, in 2025, both corn and soybeans could record all-time high average yields, and they could have been even higher had late-season dryness and disease not "took the top off" the crop.
The Trump administration and 12 states are seeking an October 2026 trial date against Syngenta and Corteva, alleging they paid distributors to block generic pesticides.
DTN Senior Crops Editor Pamela Smith says we never think it will happen to us, until it does. This farmer urges others to plan for the unexpected.
No. 3 on DTN's list of the Top 10 Ag Stories of the Year focuses on how much of an impact the One Big Beautiful Bill had on farm and family taxes, as well as how it influenced farm policy.
We wrap up 2025 with colder conditions across much of the country, while grain markets show support through the normally quiet holiday period.
Copeland and Sons Herefords ranch spans six generations in New Mexico. The family improves cattle genetics and land while building a legacy for future generations.
The phosphorus outlook looks to be somewhat cloudy in 2026. Limited Chinese exports and the continuing countervailing duties battle are major factors why global supplies are limited. The phosphorus price outlook appears to be steady into the new year.
Ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.126 million barrels per day (bpd) for the week ended Nov. 28.
