As the Southern harvest progresses, it won't be long before harvest picks up farther north, and low river water levels are not a welcome sight currently.

November soybeans have been battered and beaten up. The market was already reeling when USDA came up with one million additional acres of soybeans planted and a record yield of 53.... [Read Full Blog]

Percent change in the U.S. and top 18 soybean growing states ratings as of the beginning of this month vs. the first week of September ratings a year ago and also the percent chang... [Read Full Blog]

Agriculture and rural America were not mentioned but the debate did spotlight a few key issues for ag such as taxes, tariffs, illegal immigration and energy policies.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit last month rejected appeals filed by attorneys who represented farmers in the Syngenta corn settlement. The attorneys for years have... [Read Full Blog]

Hurricane Francine is expected to make landfall in southern Louisiana Wednesday evening as a Category 2 hurricane. Flooding, thunderstorms, and gusty winds will accompany Francine... [Read Full Blog]

More than 50 groups including agriculture and biofuels interests joined a coalition of industries in challenging the Biden administration's tailpipe emissions standards that they s... [Read Full Blog]

Don't let Gibberella ear rot complicate harvest this fall. Scout now to identify fields where issues may arise.

The cattle complex has been challenged since the beginning of July, which has cow-calf producers worried about this fall's market.

Very dry conditions in central Brazil give concern to producers about on-time planting of soybeans. If the wet season rains are delayed, the crunch will be on for the safrinha (sec... [Read Full Blog]

Governments have tried, and mostly failed, to reduce food waste. South Korea, though, has cured one of the harms food waste causes.

The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a minor-level geomagnetic storm watch for this weekend. A storm of this intensity will have little to no impact on farming guidance s... [Read Full Blog]

For Alberta, in the provincial early yield estimates, regional dryland crop yield estimates are at or below the 5- and 10-year averages, with the exception of a higher-than-average... [Read Full Blog]

We're hearing combines are warming up in the Midwest, while things stay hot and dry for South American plantings. A critical WASDE report hits Thursday. Plus, a chance to meet us a... [Read Full Blog]