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Very heavy rain fell in parts of the Plains and Midwest again this week. But with the system moving out of the country this weekend, a drier pattern is setting up to help areas recover from flooding.

The inventor of the diesel engine wanted it to run on 100% plant oil. The world would have evolved differently had his dream come true.

New CRP contracts cannot be approved after Sept. 30 without congressional action, while other farm bill programs face varying funding and authority deadlines.

Predicted percent deviation from trend based on the regression between 25 years' worth of week 39 ratings and percent deviation figures from the 25-year trend vs. the USDA Sep yield estimate, the 25-year trend yield and the week 39 predicted yield based on the percent...

The wet season is starting on time, but mostly due to fronts pressing into central Brazil. El Nino is likely to cause more sparse precipitation this season.

Between ICE raids disrupting production and Texas and Kansas no longer reporting fed cash cattle prices due to confidentiality, it's no wonder why the market closed lower on Monday as the cattle complex needs to see more support.

Poet LLC supplied ethanol for the first U.S. 100% ethanol ship-fueling operation with Maersk, as a new report highlights marine shipping's massive market potential.

Seed corn harvesting crews race Mother Nature to pick the crop and get it to the processing plant to preserve quality.

Processors in parts of Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Southern Minnesota and Nebraska are pushing hard for old crop beans due to delayed harvest.

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 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...