Soybean growers lost nearly 6 million bushels to seedling diseases in 2023. Learn how to identify pythium, phytophthora and rhizoctonia to protect your crop.

The original proposal would have resulted in millions of dollars of fees per vessel, thus lowering commodity prices. The revisions, however, have some key exemptions that are net positive for U.S. agriculture.

After several years of volatility for U.S. growers, prices and acreage of industrial hemp appear to be stabilizing or even rising modestly, according to the 2025 National Hemp Report.

The administration created a “top 10 list” that includes the fishing industry, agricultural land deforestation in Brazil that impacts beef and soy production and Mexican avocados produced on illegally deforested lands.

Mark Knight, Farmer’s Keeper Financial, says corn and wheat are under pressure from fast corn planting pace and rains in the forecast for hard red winter wheat country. Soybeans bounced off support, but need to take out technical resistance to keep the momentum going.

Machinery Pete gives his top choices from a busy week of transactions on the used farm equipment auction circuit.