March corn is down 1¼¢ this morning. January soybeans are down 4½¢. March wheat contracts are also lower. CBOT wheat is down 1½¢. KC wheat is down 3¢. Minneapolis wheat is down a penny. This morning, USDA announced new export sales: China is buying 198,000 metric tons of soybeans for…

He comes across like the guy who sold your grandfather a tractor back in ‘73, enjoys the look of a clean lawn, and every morning checks the chicken coop for fresh eggs. And today, he’s John Deere’s Chief Tractor Kid. John Deere is partnering with Jackson Laux, a 9-year-old farmer…

By Joana Colussi, Nick Paulson, and Gary Schnitkey Corn production in South America’s two major agricultural countries is expected to follow two distinct paths during the 2024/25 crop season. In Brazil, planted acreage is projected to remain steady, but exports are likely to drop significantly due to intensified competition in…

The story of the little-known Avery Company is a near-miss tale of a firm that did everything right but at the wrong time. Avery falls into that category of a very promising endeavor that could have become a major power in farm machinery. Instead, it hit economic roadblocks that, in…

Soybean farmers in search of options for controlling herbicide-resistant weeds, such as waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, will have two new choices from Corteva in 2025. Corteva Agriscience has announced the launch of Kyber Pro herbicide and Sonic Boom herbicide — both are preemergence products with multiple modes of action and residual…

December corn ended the day up 3¢. January soybeans closed down 8¢. March wheat contracts closed higher for the fourth consecutive day of trade. CBOT wheat was up 4½¢. KC wheat was up 3¼¢. Minneapolis wheat was up 2¢. February live cattle ended the day down 8¢ . January feeder…