According to local agronomists, corn and soybean harvest is nearing completion across Illinois, though conditions and yields remain mixed as farmers wrap up a long, weather-challenged growing season. Nationally, a Reuters poll of analysts put the U.S. soybean harvest at 84% complete and the corn harvest at 72% finished. Looking…

The roar of blue corduroy filled Lucas Oil Stadium as thousands of FFA members rose to their feet to welcome U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, an FFA alumna herself, to the stage at the National FFA Convention & Expo’s Session 2 on Thursday afternoon. Rollins delivered a keynote that…

A study appearing this month in Nature Microbiology analyzes soils sampled across the state of Kansas to determine the importance of “legacy effects” — or how soils from a specific location are influenced by microbes that have evolved in response to the specific climate at that site for many years.…

Just after 9 a.m. CT, December corn was down ½¢ at $4.29¾ per bushel. January soybeans were up 3¼¢ at $11.11 per bushel. “Corn, soybeans, and wheat are struggling [Friday] morning as pre-weekend and month end consolidation appears to be the primary trade goal,” said Karl Setzer, partner with Consus…

By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 30 (Reuters) – Late-season frosts have affected wheat fields in southern parts of Argentina’s agricultural heartland in recent days, the Buenos Aires grain exchange said on Thursday, adding that the full impact was not yet known. Argentina is a major global exporter of wheat, and the…

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Eduardo Simoes KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 26 (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he had a positive meeting on Sunday with U.S. President Donald Trump, and their respective teams will start “immediately” to discuss tariffs and other matters. Trump and Lula spoke on the sidelines of the…