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An incredibly strong hurricane in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Polo, will move across northern Mexico and into the South-Central U.S. next week. By bringing in lots of tropical moisture, it should lead to more heavy rain.

Rep. Shontel Brown , D-Ohio, is seeking support to become the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, emphasizing bipartisan farm bill cooperation, food-farm coalition priorities, affordability, accountability and coalition-building.

Along these lines, this chart shows the 2026, 2025 and 25-year average for the week 38 soybean condition report for the top soybean states and the U.S. vs. the percent that this year's week 38 rating differs from the 25 year average.

Between seeing a record-low number of August placements in Friday's Cattle on Feed report and seeing the fed cash cattle market be able to hold steady, traders wildly pushed the live cattle and feeder cattle contracts higher on Monday.

Higher harvest costs, including fuel surcharges, are reducing farmers' profitability.

The Federal Reserve is now raising rates, not lowering them, and supply-and-demand fundamentals may keep rates higher.

Soy checkoff invites farmers to prove the quality of their crop.

Statistics Canada's July 31 stocks estimates came in above AAFC's August update for all but oats, thanks again to larger-than-expected on-farm stocks.

The Quad County Corn Processors' 35-million-gallon corn ethanol plant in Galva, Iowa, is up for sale after the company defaulted on loans.

The effects of El Nino hang over South America as planting begins in September.

The ruling in the U.S. District Court of Eastern California could force the Labor Department to recalibrate wages for farm workers. The department changed the Adverse Effect Wage Rate last year, reducing farmer pay to migrant workers by an estimated $2.46 billion.

Technical analysis is an important part of the toolbox. The December corn chart provides numerous examples to demonstrate various formations.

The U.S. has accomplished a lot in 250 years. Perhaps the best way to appreciate those accomplishments is by learning more about what they really are and how they truly came to be.

In this equipment roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at high diesel costs hitting returns; March equipment sales down; reports that Cat buys Monarch technology; Fieldwork Robotics readying an autonomous picker; new equipment from KIOTI and Loftness; and Kubota offering...