During Wednesday’s session, farmers and ag industry officials raised many of the same concerns they have during other meetings on the new farm bill. They included:

Markets closed mixed with corn, soybeans and cattle all ending higher as outside markets stabilized and China bought more U.S. corn. Hogs imploded on technical selling. Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities.

The company, known for its extensive work in soybeans, formally moves into the corn marketplace with its introduction of Maverick herbicide, now available for use this season.

Here’s to a safe planting season and a fantastic playlist.

Cattle and corn both see some buying interest midday with China corn sales, cattle oversold ahead of the COF Report. Other sectors still concerned about macroeconomy. Jeff Hoogendoorn of Professional Ag Marketing.

USDA will release its estimates on farmers planting intensions at the end of March. Ahead of that, commodity firm Allendale has released its own acreage projections.