In 1908 President Roosevelt's Country Life Commission was established and focused attention on the problems of farm wives and the difficulty of keeping children on the farm
Farmers highlighted E15, local food purchasing and tax credits for cotton
at a U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee hearing focusing on how to boost
domestic markets. Senators said they recognize the financial straits facing
farmers due to input prices that continue to rise because of the war in the
Middle East.
BSearching for Profitable Ag Markets
Despite the U.S. and Israel-Iran conflict, retail fertilizer prices are
varied
for now. Five of the eight major fertilizers were higher compared to
last month while the remaining three were a bit less expensive. Only one
nutrient, urea, was higher by a considerable amount, which DTN designates as
anything 5% or more.
BDTN Retail Fertilizer Trends
In this equipment roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at the off-road
industry generating more than $900 billion in sales in 2025; JCB, New Holland
and Kubota introducing material-handling innovations; and Mahindra and
Mitsubishi ending their joint venture.
1^Equipment Roundup
Commercialized hybrid seed corn company celebrates a century.
=^Pioneer Turns 100
DTN/Progressive Farmer spoke with Deanna Kovar, president of John Deere's
Worldwide Agriculture and Turf Division and Production and Precision Ag at the
2026 Commodity Classic at the end of February. Here's a portion of that
interview. For the entire interview go to the video link below.
4^Deere Talks Tech, Parts Strategies
