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1980 John Deere 4440 tractor sells for $155,000, nearly double the previous record auction price, as tight supply and farmer optimism fuel aggressive bidding through year-end.

People, insurance and having a plan in place are easy to overlook, but they can have a big impact when the unexpected happens.

Randy Martinson with Martinson Ag says soybeans were back higher on Thursday with more confirmed soybean export business as China bought another 10 million bu. and unknown destinations accounted for 8 million bu.

On September 11, 2001, Dan Baginski should have been at his desk on the 78th floor of the World Trade Center’s South Tower. Instead, he was 3,000 miles away — milking cows at the Washington State Fair.

Renewal fuel proponents continue their efforts

Innovative research is revealing thousands of untapped genes that could help breeders develop hybrids with better stress tolerance, grain quality and performance across diverse farming systems.

Planting soybeans months before wheat harvest sounds risky. But farmers Brian Tanner and Jason Mauck find it dries wet fields faster, cuts input costs and gives wheat a profitable place back in Corn Belt rotations.

Vince Boddicker with Farmers Trading Company says the market disregarded flash export sales for corn and soybeans and instead funds took some profits after a sizable rally staged in August and early September and before the WASDE.

Mike Castle with StoneX, says the risk off selling was tied to profit taking in the grain markets ahead of the September WASDE on Friday.

Researchers say a simple combine tweak gives farmers a way to concentrate up to 95% of their toughest weed seeds into just 5% of a field.