Some Iowa farmers have begun harvesting corn. USDA’s latest weekly crop progress report shows corn two percent harvested, in line with the five-year average. There’s no indication soybean harvest is

An east central Illinois agronomist says he expects harvest activity to pick up this week, weather permitting. Kris Ehler, sales agronomist for Ehler Brothers in Champaign County, says there’s been

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures were sharply higher, supported by technical buying, the midday gains in boxed beef, and optimism about this week’s direct business.

A southwest Minnesota farmer says early harvest activity is underway. Bryan Biegler of Lake Wilson tells Brownfield most crops in the area are still a week or more away from

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. The USDA is projecting a record crop but is also expecting continued solid demand. There was spillover from the strength in

A farmer in northwestern Wisconsin says the driest stretch of weather after June 1st in 130 years will impact grain yields. Andy Bensend, who grows corn, soybeans, and wheat in

A dry end to the summer in parts of the Midwest is raising concerns about water levels on the Mississippi River. Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition says another