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Farmers are moving fast and furious in fields this week, trying to get crops in the ground. But Mother Nature is playing havoc with their best efforts. Ken Ferrie addresses six concerns to help farmers make progress.

Jon Scheve discusses the May USDA report and explains why it was likely neutral for corn and a little bearish for beans.

Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing, says if rains continue to delay planting and wheat areas like Russia and the Southwest Plains miss forecasted rains that could continue to drive buying interest in the grains.

Grains end higher on Friday after the WASDE but was the market trading the report or was it weather and fund short covering? Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing, has more plus talks cattle.

Our world is going to need 50 percent more food by 2050. Success will require trade, technology, and more. Most of all, however, it will require farmers to describe their practices and communicate their ideas.

Soybean production is cut; and a Brazilian soy crusher halted operations amid severe flooding.

Weekly overview of ag commodity market news & price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.

Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says in the report USDA finally rectified the old crop corn carryover figure trimming it by 100 million bushels with an increase in demand.

A massive solar flare could disrupt satellite systems, including GPS, over the next several days. NOAA says it is the biggest threat since 2005 as experts tell farmers to keep an eye on equipment.

Abiotic stressors can trigger a response in plants called reactive oxidative species that can impair cellular function and growth. Biological products have shown significant promise in mitigating these challenges.