Weather outlook for Brazil is mostly good, but dryness in the south is causing some concern. In Argentina, dry conditions are delaying planting and bringing on early-season crop stress. See DTN Ag News. BFull Story...

A VeraSun plant in Dyersville, Iowa, may have shut down due to lack of funding, according to reports, but so far VeraSun officials have not confirmed that. See DTN Ag News. 4^Full Story...

Banks are being encouraged to lend, yet lawmakers and community bankers are hearing that regulators also are demanding more loan diversity. That's a challenge in rural areas that lean so heavily on agricultural loans. See DTN Ag News. BFull Story...

The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee said he likes his own job, and even though his name keeps coming up, Collin Peterson said he isn't in the running to be the next agriculture secretary. See DTN Ag News. BFull Story...