By Ryan Hanrahan Reuters Lisa Baertlein reported Wednesday that “the union representing 45,000 dock workers on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts and their employers on Wednesday said they reached a tentative deal on a new six-year contract, averting further strikes that could have snarled supply chains and taken a…

Syngenta is combining its knowledge of crop biology with the proprietary artificial intelligence methods of Britain-based TraitSeq to identify highly specific indicators of a plant’s cellular state called biomarkers and ultimately development innovative, high-performance biostimulants. When activated, these biomarkers can indicate how well a plant is responding to efforts to…

Iowa farmland values fell an average of 3.1% in 2024, according to the 2024 Iowa State University (ISU) Land Value Survey. A separate report from Peoples Co. suggests the factors influencing farmland values in Iowa are also impacting other Corn Belt states. ISU’s survey found the statewide average value for…

DAILY Bites USDA and ISU scientists used AI to find safer alternatives to bromoform for reducing cow methane emissions. AI models identified 15 promising molecules in the rumen with methane-reducing potential. The study shows AI can speed methane research and support sustainable solutions. DAILY Discussion A new study from U.S.…

March corn is up a penny this morning while March soybeans are down less than a penny. March wheat contracts are lower this morning. CBOT wheat is down 5¢. KC wheat is down 3¢. Minneapolis wheat is down 3¼¢. “Moderate pressure is being seen in the market this morning, which…

Recently, I went on a cross country (more like cross county, I suppose) tractor drive to pick up a new-to-us drill. I think I crossed three counties. It only took about an hour and half to get there. Then pulled the drill back home. I traveled a lot of roads…