Harvest questions continue. Read more in the DTN newsroom Top 5 🔗 dtn.link/vhtpk23u

Soybeans recover on Thursday, corn and wheat lower. WATCH more in the Closing Market Comment for Oct. 22: bcove.video/47Bm0tj

Recent farmland sales in Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota Details in #LandwatchWeekly 🔗 dtn.link/lj5nlyvk

All eight fertilizers are now higher in price compared to one year earlier. ICYMI 🔗 dtn.link/1m0njt6x

Building drought is the primary cause for water levels on the Lower Mississippi River to start running at their lowest point of the fall season, but even the rivers that feed it are running lower as well. This could have implications for transportation up and down the river in the coming weeks. DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick reports 🔗 dtn.link/6i57ppzj

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the first U.S. wildlife case of New World screwworm (NWS) on Tuesday after an elk harvested by a hunter in Pecos County, Texas, tested positive for the pest. Senior Livestock Editor @JennCattleGal reports 🔗 dtn.link/ar9mwt1r

Livestock Analyst ShayLe Stewart: Friday's USDA Cattle on Feed report is expected to be bullish given that there's a chance that all three categories could be lighter than a year ago. If placements do come in at 91.7%, that will be a record low for the third consecutive month. Read more in ShayLe's #CattleOnFeed report preview 🔗 dtn.link/srq3cpsg

Marketing time matters. Cull beef cows account for about 10% of the U.S. beef supply and often generate 15% to 20% of the gross revenue for a typical cow-calf operation, according to Paul Beck, Oklahoma State University beef cattle nutrition specialist. Because of their contribution to annual income, how and when cull cows are marketed can have a significant impact on profitability. Senior Livestock Editor @JennCattleGal shares more: dtn.link/cgfjzhn5

ICYMI: Ag reality television star and farmer Steve A. McBee and two of his sons are working toward a settlement in an ongoing federal lawsuit dtn.link/9onv1z6g

Iowa has long played an outsized role in national politics, from its presidential caucuses to its influence within the Republican Party. Now, the gubernatorial race is testing whether agricultural concerns can move voters across traditional party lines dtn.link/8fqlhq9k

Wheat crashes for fifth straight day. WATCH more in the Closing Market Comment for Oct. 21 ▶️ bcove.video/3WFvmlp

As the World Food Prize celebrates its 40th anniversary, some of its most prominent laureates are warning that the U.S. is surrendering its leadership in the global fight against hunger while also opening the door for China to become the dominant force in agricultural research and development. Farm Business Editor @ChrisClaytonDTN reports: dtn.link/cqvex90o

Reality television star Steve A. McBee and two of his sons, Cole and Jesse, are set to settle a lawsuit that was set to go to trial next year that alleged the trio hid assets to avoid paying court-ordered restitution for crop insurance fraud. Environmental Editor @DTNeeley reports 🔗 dtn.link/9onv1z6g

Small changes to forecast in US for next week. WATCH more in the Market Weather Outlook for Oct. 21: bcove.video/4hYsqbZ

A wave of change could be coming to Iowa, at least in the way some farmers and rural residents cast their ballots. The state's elections are drawing renewed attention to issues farmers say have long concerned them: agribusiness consolidation, a struggling farm input economy and water quality. DTN Ag Policy Editor @jzajkow reports 🔗 dtn.link/8fqlhq9k

Farmers spend their careers learning how to grow better crops, improve livestock performance and make the most of new technology. But how much time do they spend learning how to become better business managers? Five reasons your farm should consider TEPAP 🔗 dtn.link/c9xi46fw

Two Hollywood actors brought distinctly different messages to the World Food Prize discussions on Tuesday, but both raised questions about America's responsibilities when it comes to producing food, sustaining farmers and feeding the hungry. Farm Business Editor @ChrisClaytonDTN reports 🔗 dtn.link/s5oghg5l

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced late Monday that USDA will make $8 billion in payments to farmers through a Harvest Fuel Relief Program. Rollins made the announcement after President Trump campaigned in Wichita, Kan., for Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., who is in a re-election race that The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter ranks as a toss-up. ICYMI 🔗 dtn.link/g8dh5xbk

Fertilizer prices continue to be mostly higher, according to prices tracked by DTN for the second week of October 2026. For the third week in a row, seven fertilizers were higher looking back to last month while just one nutrient was slightly lower. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more. Read more in #RetailFertilizerTrends by @RussQuinnDTN 🔗 dtn.link/1m0njt6x