The last laker left Jan. 21, from Superior, Wisconsin, with the last load of taconite pellets to be shipped out of the Twin Ports until spring.

A bearish turn in March soybean meal gets our attention again this week, along with recent moves in soybean oil and KC wheat.

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]

In a news release Monday, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Chief... [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]

Very cold air is forecast to move back through the middle of North America later this week, with the cold snap lasting well into February, thanks to a La Nina weather pattern. Sout... [Read Full Blog]

The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Thursday the awarding of $118 million to 17 biofuels projects across the country, including many for sustainable aviation fuel, renewable... [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.

As of Jan. 1, 2023, there were 4.65 million head of heifers and heifer calves in feedlots across the U.S., which is 25,000 head fewer than a year ago.

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 Case and New Holland taking four innovation awards and Deere announcing its newest startup collaborators, release of its... [Read Full Blog]

This study looks at Canada's canola and soybean crush for the month of December, making comparisons to previous years while comparing the pace of crush with the pace needed to reac... [Read Full Blog]

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