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Announcement coming on Tuesday regarding support for farmers.

The government is shut down for a second day and so are no reports from USDA, including weekly export sales or flash sales. So what are the grain markets trading?

A large-animal vet shortage continues to impact rural America. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, in partnership with Gov. Jim Pillen and state leaders, is working to reverse that trend through the Elite 11 Production Animal Health Scholarship Program.

Herbicides and defoliants are commonly used by farmers in southern regions to quicken the harvest period and reduce the risk of shatter loss and poor test weights. Now, Midwest growers and researchers are looking at how to use the practice.

Historically, colder temperatures have played a crucial role in controlling New World screwworm’s geographical spread.

Oliver Sloup brings you another episode of Markets on the Move to break down the day’s action. Grain markets saw follow-through selling pressure early in today’s trade, but caught a gust of wind midway through the session, thanks in part to a social media post from President Trump.

Randy Martinson with Martinson Ag says grains started lower Wednesday on the government shutdown but soybeans reversed higher after President Trump’s social media post on China.

Lukas Koch is CEO of Kelly Hills Unmanned Systems, which spun out of an ag retail business. From bigger, faster drones that could fly farther, Koch shares more about what the future of application via drone looks like.

Company leaders say the separation will unleash two distinct market leaders that are both farmer-centric, with technology and innovation at their core.