Bryan Doherty, Total Farm Marketing, says grains extended gains for a second day with wheat seeing the biggest gains. The rally in wheat has been driven by short covering and weather concerns.

Some Republican senators and farm groups are worried about a report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission (MAHA) Commission that could attack modern farming techniques.

Jon Scheve, Superior Feed Ingredients, says grain markets extended gains early Tuesday. He thinks the rally in grains may be more than just technical buying or a recovery rally.

EPA is moving forward with its next phase of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program.

DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing, says most of the bounce in the grain markets was short covering or short profit taking.

Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek, says cattle futures are in recovery mode for a second day after scoring key weekly reversals last week on the charts, a bearish sign of a possible top. Corn is also trying to bounce after new lows for the year in the December contract.

The bearish tone of the grain markets, especially corn and bean oil, stems from a lack of progress on tariffs and trade deals as well as speculation regarding the blending mandates for biomass-based diesel.

Shawn Hackett, Hackett Financial Advisors, says grain and cotton markets all ended lower on Friday and for the week. He provides several reasons he thinks the market participants are too bearish compared to the fundamentals.

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins is set to continue her aggressive international trade agenda.

Knowing the final plant population as well as the uniformity of the stand can guide you in deciding whether you will benefit most from keeping the current crop or ripping it out and replanting, says Missy Bauer, Farm Journal Field Agronomist.