Chris Clayton
@ChrisClaytonDTN
DTN ag policy editor: graying, grumpy, coffee addict. Also on @chrisclaytondtn.bsky.social
House Ag Holds Hearing on MAHA Threat, Future of Crop Protection Tools dtnpf.com/agriculture/we…
What Farm Owners Need to Know About ICE Audits and Immigration Raids dtnpf.com/agriculture/we…
The State Department is defending its plans to destroy approximately 500 tons of taxpayer-funded emergency food resources, arguing that it represents only a small portion of the food aid the U.S. distributes each year. abcnews.link/3AOSCsu
Kids of all ages can learn lessons from the county fair. Here are just a few. dtnpf.com/agriculture/we… @dtnpf #AgTwitter
The forecast rainfall for the #CanadianPrairies looks good for the majority of the region over the next seven days, but will it pan out? The weather pattern is setting up to continue an active weather pattern during the course of the next two weeks: dtn.link/j94lv8
Nebraska's average agricultural land value decreased in 2025 for the first time in six years. Ag land fell 2% to $3,935 an acre, according to the final report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 2024-2025 Farm Real Estate Market Survey. Staff Reporter @RussQuinnDTN…
Ag Groups Praise Callahan's Nomination for Chief Ag Negotiator dtnpf.com/agriculture/we…
The state of Colorado is threatening Nebraska's water supply from the South Platte River by making illegal water diversions and is obstructing Nebraska's efforts to build the Perkins County Canal, the state of Nebraska alleges in a lawsuit filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on…
Farmers and Lenders Call for FSA Loan Reforms to Meet Current Ag Needs dtnpf.com/agriculture/we…
Trump Sparks a Coca-Cola Soda Reformulation Debate Over Cane Sugar v Corn Syrup dtnpf.com/agriculture/we…
Mr. Perrine, long-time old school farm broadcaster and friend of thousands of farmers has passed. Heard most recently on WIVR at Kankakee, Illinois, Mike was 83. You just don’t have many friends over a span of 50 years.@NAFB
I mean, clearly the issue with sodas is the kind of sugar being used. It is probably insignificant that convenience stores and fast-food places call 64-ounce sodas a “medium,” right?
Paging the corn refiners and sugar beet guys.
Paging the corn refiners and sugar beet guys.
"I have been speaking to @CocaCola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so. I’d like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola. This will be a very good move by them — You’ll see. It’s just better!" –President Donald J. Trump
Demand for Operating Loans Grows as Delinquency Rates, Bankruptcies Edge Higher dtnpf.com/agriculture/we…
USDA Shuts Down Regional Food Business Centers Created Under Biden Administration dtnpf.com/agriculture/we…
Indonesia has averaged buying $3 billion in US ag products the last three years so it's not a giant leap to see Indonesia going to $4.5 billion. US ag sales to Indonesia so far thru May are 18% below last year.
( @realDonaldTrump - Truth Social Post ) ( Donald J. Trump - Jul 15, 2025, 2:09 PM ET ) This morning I finalized an important Deal with the Republic of Indonesia after speaking with their Highly Respected President Prabowo Subianto. This landmark Deal opens up Indonesia’s ENTIRE…
Keep Corn Mutant and Soybean Miracles Coming dtnpf.com/agriculture/we…
Judge Denies Access to John Deere Database in Right-to-Repair Lawsuits dtnpf.com/agriculture/we…
There are a lot of questions USDA will have to sift through when laying out the rules for adding new base acres to farm programs. Agricultural economists at the farmdoc daily break down the new base acre provisions of the budget reconciliation bill, which they frame as the de…