Top Ag News
Iowa Cattle Conservation Program Expands Due to Overwhelming Demand
Iowa’s Cattle and Conservation Working Lands Program, expanding to include a total of 28 counties, quickly exhausted its $1.5 million budget in 10 days, prompting an additional $2.1 million allocation to meet overwhelming producer demand.
Cash Markets
Deep Freeze Overtakes Illinois River System, Impedes Barge Traffic
Extreme cold has significantly disrupted operations on the Illinois River.
Crops
Corteva Names Seed Spinoff Vylor, Targets Q4 2026 Separation
Corteva’s planned seed and genetics spinoff will carry the name Vylor Inc., the Indianapolis-based agriscience company announced on Monday.
Market News
DTN Feed Corn Analysis and Recommendations
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09/02/2026 LATEST RECOMMENDATION: The latest recommendations was made on July 10, 2026 — see Detailed Positions below. DAILY NOTE: December corn futures closed down 2 1/2 cents on Wednesday to $5.43 1/2. March futures were down 2 cents to $5.58 1/4. The corn market overcame early lows on Wednesday, at one point turning higher and […]
Farm Business
$778K Bond, $1.2M Claims: ND Tries to Make Farms Whole in Hansen-Mueller Fall
North Dakota announced plans to distribute $778,000 from a surety bond to 28 farmers unpaid for grain by Hansen-Mueller Company.
Livestock
Iowa Cattle Conservation Program Expands Due to Overwhelming Demand
Iowa’s Cattle and Conservation Working Lands Program, expanding to include a total of 28 counties, quickly exhausted its $1.5 million budget in 10 days, prompting an additional $2.1 million allocation to meet overwhelming producer demand.
Machinery News
John Deere Launches ‘JD’ AI Assistant to Unlock Farm Data Insights
John Deere unveiled “JD,” a free AI assistant embedded in Operations Center, that analyzes a farm’s existing field, machine and operational data to deliver personalized, actionable insights, with farmers retaining full control of their data.
Ag Policy
USDA Official: ARC, PLC Payments Will Be Significantly Higher and on Time
Richard Fordyce, USDA undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, spoke about ARC, PLC and CRP payments in an interview with DTN at the Farm Progress Show. Fordyce said the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has sufficient funds available for both ARC-PLC payments and CRP rental payments.
Land
8/27/2026 | 2:39 PM CDT
Corn Belt Farmland Package: Sealed Bids Open on 3.8K Acres in Three States
8/27/2026 | 11:10 AM CDT
Recent Farmland Sales in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota and Ohio
8/20/2026 | 12:02 PM CDT
Recent Farmland Sales in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana and Nebraska
What DTN is Watching
9/2/2026 | 5:33 AM CDT
Markets
Wednesday looks to be a quiet day for reports, with the weekly Petroleum Status report due out from the Energy Information Administration at 9:30 a.m. CDT. Otherwise, traders will monitor the morning export wire for more sales, while keeping tabs on the ongoing situations in the Middle East and Black Sea.
Weather
A stalled front across the north continues to be the focal point for developing showers and thunderstorms for Wednesday as a disturbance moves along it through the Midwest. Another system is moving into the Pacific Northwest and will push more energy into the Northern Plains and Canadian Prairies. Meanwhile, it remains hot and mostly dry south of the front outside of the remnants of short-lived tropical storm Edouard, which is bringing a compact burst of heavy rain in eastern Texas.
Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
9/1/2026 | 7:39 AM CDT
| DTN Ag Interest Rate Snapshot | ||
| TODAY | – LAST YEAR | |
| as of: | 9/1/26 | 9/1/25 |
| BENCHMARKS | ||
| Prime Rate | 6.75 | 8.25 |
| 30-Day Libor | 5.19 | |
| 1-Year Libor | 5.91 | |
| 10-Yr. Treasury | 4.79 | 3.73 |
| CCC Loan Rate | 5.000 | 5.750 |
The Week Ahead
8/28/2026 | 7:25 AM CDT
Monday, August 31
Ag Reports: Export Inspections 10:00 a.m., Crop Progress 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 1
Ag Reports: Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production 2:00 p.m., Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production – Annual 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 2
Ag Reports: Broiler Hatchery 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 3
Ag Reports: Weekly Export Sales and Shipments 7:30 a.m., Dairy Products 2:00 p.m., Slaughter Weekly 2:00 p.m.
Friday, September 4
Ag Reports: CFTC Commitments of Traders 2:30 p.m.
***All times listed are Central***
This information compiled by Kim Ruberti, DTN Senior Market Content Editor. She can be reached at kim.ruberti@dtn.com
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Weather
Strong Front Pushes Farther South, Snow Forming in Central High Plains Tuesday
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