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Statistics Canada's second model-based production estimates came in stronger than the Aug. 28 projections for the most part. Only oats and corn had minor reductions.

Producers in central Brazil await the start of the wet season, which usually occurs in late September. A front moving through next week may bring the widespread rainfall that many will use to start soybean planting.

Change in U.S. corn harvested area from June acreage report to September production report vs. percent harvested change from June acreage report to September production report, and the percent harvested area change from the September production report to the final...

The North American SAF Conference and Expo will be held Sept. 22-24 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The Federal Reserve resumed cutting interest rates after holding them steady for nine months. Future cuts seem likely, but how fast and how far remain uncertain.

A tornado outbreak on Sept. 14, 2025, pushed the North Dakota yearly tornado total past the old record of 61 from 1999.

The value of agricultural trade was rising the U.S., Mexico and Canada under the USMCA for all three countries until this year, though statistics show USMCA also has been a major factor in increasing the U.S. agricultural trade deficit.

Success requires continuous improvement, and there's no better program than TEPAP. Applications for the week-long business bootcamp are due Oct. 31.

With the market's fundamentals not expected to lend much support in upcoming weeks, as seasonally this is a time in which fed prices typically regress and boxed beef prices do too, it's easy to see why the futures complex could be subject to a short season of edginess.

In 2026, more pesticide labels are likely to require measures to protect endangered species. EPA is offering a webinar next week to help farmers navigate these requirements.

Forty-two members of Congress are pressing the Trump administration to minimize Renewable Fuel Standard volumes increases and to not reallocate gallons lost to small-refinery exemptions.

Didn't get to the Farm Progress Show last week? Here, take a tour with us. See what we saw.

The jury is still out on the 2025 soybean crop; but a decision may be close at hand. Dryness in parts of the southern and eastern Midwest in August might very well have compromised yield to some extent. However, there is a far bigger issue facing soybean growers and...

The Iowa State Fair has created lasting family memories over the past 171 years. The annual celebration proves people are what make the fairs special.