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Ag economists’ view on the ag economy is starting to erode. The September Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor shows lower commodity prices, concerns about demand and a negative outlook for China’s economy.

With crops slowly coming in off the fields, now is a good time to start thinking about soil testing. Here are five reasons why fall testing may be more ideal than spring.

Corn & beans higher on end of quarter & report positioning, wheat down with the higher dollar, poor demand. Cattle see fund profit taking w/bearish macro markets. Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing has more.

Row crops higher on report squaring, corrective buying end of quarter. Wheat falls with higher dollar. Basis levels weak with the low river levels. Cattle fade early bounce. Nick Tsiolis, Farmers Keeper, has more.

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack discussed the issue of foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land and businesses during a White House briefing in anticipation of an upcoming Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the topic.

AgDay TV Markets Now: Don Roose of U.S. Commodities says cattle hit by fund selling and risk off in equities, with report positioning in grains. Are corn and beans forging harvest lows?

Here are examples of how Star of The West has built connections and expanded opportunities for farmers.

The 64.5-million-bushel sale was split 41.3 million bushels for this marketing year and 24.1 million bushels for 2024-25. It’s the 11th largest daily export sale on record and the third largest sale of corn to Mexico.

Grains end mixed with end of quarter profit taking and report positioning. Cattle see fund selling with risk off in the equities. Hogs also await the Hogs and Pigs Report. Don Roose, U.S. Commodities sums it up.