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August climate reports highlight record-breaking heat for both the past month and year to date.

As the cattle complex has yet to regain its footing in the market, here are some of the bearish and bullish factors to monitor in the week ahead.

Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., on Monday said key lawmakers in Congress are looking at passing an extension of the farm bill that would boost support for commodity producers. That move could provide aid to farmers while lawmakers work out other details on a five-year bill.

Fears are increasing that the ILA and USLX will likely not reach an agreement on their current contract that expires Sept. 30, 2024, opening the door for a strike on Oct. 1, 2024.

Growth Energy alleges the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit erred in reversing the Biden administration's denial of 105 small-refinery exemptions, asking the court for a rehearing on the case.

Soil moisture across most of South America is very low for this time of year. Only small areas of the continent's growing areas are having luck with precipitation so far this spring.

USDA says 20% of U.S. ag production by value is exported. Some farmers wish we grew only for domestic consumption. Many others wish we exported more.

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

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 change in yields from the August 2024 USDA projection vs. the final 2023 yields also for each of...

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 been contesting court allocations of compensation for legal fees in the case.

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 at a farm show this week.

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 53.2 bpa. In the past few weeks, soybeans have registered new contract lows as funds reveled in...

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 yield expectation reported for the South Region as of July 30. In Saskatchewan, as of July 29, the...

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 systems.