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Darren Frye with Water Street Solutions says part of bounce in corn was technical buying off support, plus the market was also trying to determine if USDA’s yield forecast is correct.

Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says last week’s technical breakout in cattle was a surprise to him due to the current fundamentals.

Despite a mid-season flash drought and a 10-inch September soaking, Matt McCarthy is seeing near-record yields and better margins — though quality concerns and a race against drydown loom.

The proposal aims to appease farm-state voters after the EPA granted record biofuel waivers to 29 small refineries in August.

Corn futures fell about 5% as USDA raised the national yield. Former USDA chief economist Seth Meyer says the data raises fair questions, but he doesn’t think sampling alone explains the jump.

The collaboration adds Bayer’s formulation, field testing and commercialization to engineered corn microbes that wait for the root, then switch on. CEO Tim Schnabel puts a commercial product around 2029.

Snagged by a power sweep, Alec White understood the grim dynamic: What the corkscrew gets, it keeps.

Jeff Cecil steps into the top role with a mission to integrate cutting-edge technologies and accelerate innovation as farmers navigate economic headwinds and volatile markets.

As we traveled and talked, we got to know each other. We were a diverse group, but we discovered common interests and struggles involving everything from weather and pests to technology access and the frustration of regulations that make more sense beneath the fluorescent lights of air-conditioned offices in capital cities than they do to the men and women who work outside and grow food.