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Excessive rains across the Plains could be jeopardizing the health of the U.S. hard red winter wheat crop, analysts at weather research firm Planalytics say.

Additional Illinois findings

It took 26 semi-truckloads to show all of Great Plains Manufacturing's new equipment at its national dealer meeting near Kansas City.

Case IH welcomes two 20 Series machines and a trio of 88 Series harvesters to its growing family of Axial-Flow combines.

There's a new way of talking tractors at John Deere.

Alan Brugler of Brugler Marketing and Management says there were some supportive indicators in yesterday’s revised USDA report, but he is watching today’s interest rate announcement from the Fed more closely.

Use to see refineries burning off natural gas to get it out of the way. Now natural gas will play a major role in American trucking.

Additional rust findings

Corn and soybean basis levels were higher this week as sharply lower barge rates and a slow-paced corn harvest helped fuel the gains. For the week, corn basis was up 4-cents a bushel while soybean basis levels climbed 10 cents on average around the country.

The transportation bill for barge operators on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers is skyrocketing. Currently, barge rates are at their highest mark since 1990. Seasonable demand, late harvests, damaged crops, and a shrinking barge fleet are all to blame.

Update on Mexico, Canada cattle situation

Got sprouts? Wet conditions and tight husks are causing some kernels to sprout in the ear. Here’s what it means.

DOJ not blocking Smithfield purchase, however

Pre-booking Headline for greater peace of mind

Watch and hear about new name and numbering system John Deere is incorporating. Farm Journal Machinery Editor Margy Fischer was in Sarasota, Fla. last week for the Deere roll-out of some of its new technology.

Statement by FAO

Impact: Lower entitlement spending ahead, including farm program payment cuts

With a crowd of dignitaries, farmers, media and university representatives on hand, Tennessee broke ground on its long-awaited pilot cellulosic ethanol plant Oct. 14.

Peterson to push for more permanent solution in next Congress

Top Producer editor Jeanne Bernick, Jeanne Bernick, author of "Inside the Carbon Market" discusses the questions farmers submitted and the planning behind the article.

Bean surprise coming Friday? Jerry Gulke believes if there is a surprise in Friday''s Crop Report, it will be in soybeans. If you have sales in place, you may want to consider November call options just in case, he says.

All eyes remain on outside markets

Local marketing brings success to Missouri dairy

Corn weekly price chart shows a downtrend.

Mix the collapse in the financial markets, newly restricted credit and volatile commodity prices and you get the potential for higher margin calls for grain elevators – so high that some may not be able to pay them.

Expect a small drop in 2008 U.S. soybean exports