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A string of semi-solid rain and thunderstorms is forecast to contribute one to two inches of rainfall in parts of the western Corn Belt through the end of the week.

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.

Combined July and August precipitation as a percent of the average 1895-2025 totals for the top corn and soybean growing states and the U.S. vs. the difference from the average July-August temperatures.

USDA forecasts direct farm payments will rise to $47.4 billion in 2026 as net farm income declines, while Trump proposes a $5,000 dividend for adult Americans if Republicans retain control of Congress.

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...