Mike Minor with Professional Ag Marketing says he’s been impressed with how well the corn market has digested Tuesday’s bearish yield and production news.

Elevated levels of the disease are trending currently, and are of ‘serious concern’ over the next eight weeks, say researchers.

With at least four weeks left in the growing season, Ferrie encourages farmers to stay ahead of heavy disease pressure in fields, particularly in what he calls D hybrids — those that punch their yield card late-season.

The farm equipment auction world is seeing a wave of farmer interest in hay tools, loader tractors, lower-cost machines and specialty niche equipment, like sugar beet harvesters and hay bale steamers.

A WARN notice has been removed after showing layoffs of nearly 1,000 employees at Deere’s East Moline location.

The National Corn Growers Association has issued a call to action to Congress and the Trump administration to help find demand for the 16.7 billion bushel corn crop.