There are new developments in the proposed merger of CP and KCS merger, while West Coast dock workers still have no contract.

The corn market has been up and down, but still in a minor uptrend, as traders determine how much Argentine corn could actually be lost.

There is an inverse relationship with high prices resulting in lower corn fed per GCAU and vice-versa with the formula explaining about 70% of the variability seen in corn feed use... [Read Full Blog]

USDA was authorized to create the pilot cattle contract library in a 2022 funding bill. USDA stated the website will work similar to a library model developed and shared with stake... [Read Full Blog]

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's most recent survey of lenders shows that non-real estate farm loans increased by 20% on average as production costs climbed. Interest rate... [Read Full Blog]

Though La Nina is still in control of the main weather pattern, the outlook for February does not look much like it. With milder air during the front half of the month east of the... [Read Full Blog]

Although Clean Air Act deadline came and went in July 2022 for EPA to respond to states' request to take action to allow year-round E15 sales, the agency has yet to act after 270 d... [Read Full Blog]

Improving farm data access and portability is the goal of Precision Planting's latest product, Panorama, which the company unveiled this week at its 30th annual winter conference.

With beef cow processing as rapid as it was through 2022, I don't think it's out of line to anticipate that the January 2023 beef cow herd could be below 29 million head, which hap... [Read Full Blog]

After a burst of good rainfall late last week, corn and soybean conditions improved in Argentina. However, the underlying dryness concerns continue. More rain is falling this week... [Read Full Blog]

Do both yourself and your heirs a favor. Write a brief, (or lengthy, if you prefer) autobiography -- or at least your own obituary.

In this Equipment Roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers' thoughts on parts and employees, JCB's hydrogen-powered engine technology and... [Read Full Blog]

As of Jan. 24, commercial traders held a combined net-long position of SRW, HRW and HRS of 63,030 contracts, the largest held since July 2020.

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