Top 10 Ag Stories of 2025: No. 7
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 12:36PM CST
The No. 7 article of DTN's Top Ag Stories of 2025 revisits how the Trump administration used its DOGE initiative to slash government spending and eliminate staff. Agriculture and farmers were in the middle of the fallout as contracts were canceled or checks delayed while thousands of employees left USDA.
Weather Extremes Challenge Southeast Producers
Monday, December 22, 2025 3:09PM CST
Southeast cattle producers faced a wet spring preventing hay production, then summer drought. Variable weather continues with winter cover crop grazing planned and a warmer spring forecast.
Clayton's Favorite Story of 2025
Monday, December 22, 2025 11:10AM CST
DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton shares why a simple picture can help tell a complex story.
Top 10 Ag Stories of 2025: No. 8
Monday, December 22, 2025 6:37AM CST
No. 8 on DTN's list of the Top 10 Ag Stories of the Year focuses on how New World screwworm prevention is the focus of the livestock industry, while the closest case during the year was 70 miles from the U.S. border.