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Nestled in an old barn sat 8,000 mason jars filled with soil dating back to 1862. Now the plan is to revisit the 450 sampling locations spanning 21 million crop acres for insights into soil fertility and conservation.

Farmers finding dead corn plants in their fields are texting pictures to Ken Ferrie, asking for help. Some of the culprits he’s found include wireworm, the carbon penalty, rootless corn syndrome and herbicide carryover.

China’s exports to Russia reached a record high in April, amounting to $9.6 billion.

Cattle make new highs on lower corn, higher cash ideas and debt ceiling discussions moving forward. Hogs are seeing a corrective bounce. Grains take out weather premium. Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek.

AgDay TV Markets Now: Tommy Grisafi with Advance Trading discusses the recent recovery in grains and the continued inverted markets. Will farmers be selling old crop at new crop prices?

Dow Inc. and New Energy Blue have announced a long-term supply agreement to produce bio-based ethylene from renewable ag residues, specifically corn stover.

The U.S. Drought Monitor says 26% of corn acres, 20% of soybean acres and 47% of winter wheat acres are in drought. The wheat crop has little chance of revival, but corn and soybeans have a long runway ahead of them.

Jon Scheve discusses how weather uncertainty will be impacting prices through summer.

California wastes water, hindering farmers’ ability to grow crops. Farmers are ready to conserve, but we need officials who prioritize the future.

Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says the rally was both a weather and a technical recovery. The key is how long will the rally last and how should farmers position themselves in the market?