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According to USDA’s latest Crop Progress report, 60% of the U.S. corn crop is rated good to excellent, unchanged from last week. Illinois corn conditions continue to improve each week.

Meteorologist Mike Hoffman is tracking what remains of Hurricane Ida.

Over the last couple of decades, leasing out hunting ground has become an ancillary opportunity for farmers to add some additional income.

The Biden Administration is now projecting inflation to rise by 4.8% in the Q4 of 2021, up from the 2% forecasted in May, and inflation is already starting to slow growth in the U.S. dairy herd.

Widespread flooding from Hurricane Ida and power outages on Tuesday slowed efforts by energy companies to assess damages at oil production facilities, ports and refineries.

Farmer beware: The future impact of herbicide-resistant weeds is a question within a greater Pandora’s Box.

Hurricane Ida hammered southeast Louisiana, as the Category 4 storm came with 150 mph winds. And as the system moves across the U.S., meteorologist Mike Hoffman says some areas could experience significant rainfall.

The largest U.S. producer of glyphosate is offline due to the impacts of Hurricane Ida. Bayer confirmed its Luling, La., site was offline as of Monday. However, the duration of the pause in production is still unknown.

The full impact from Hurricane Ida is still unknown. The uncertainty was partially to blame for a major market sell-off Monday with September soybeans closing 54 cents lower and September corn down nearly 18 cents.

Hurricane Ida packed a punch of 150 mph winds this weekend, crippling grain shipping facilities in a key export area along the lower Mississippi River. Now it’s a question of how long export activity could be shuttered.