From local agriculture stories to national market trends, this page is designed to help producers stay informed and connected to the information that matters most.
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Morning Commentary
Start your day with overnight market activity, grain trends, futures movement, weather impacts, and early market outlook updates.
Afternoon Commentary
Stay informed on midday market movement, closing trends, and developing agriculture market conditions throughout the trading day.
National Agriculture News
- Missouri crops start July with good soil moisture despite heat, dryness in Bootheel
- A return to very warm, hot, generally drier weather ahead for most of the Heartland
- Brownfield Ag Weather Today
- Late-season hay may require more supplementation for cattle
- Missouri ag tax credits extended, new laws ease regulations for farmers and cotton gins
- Malting industry connects farmers to growing craft beverage supply chain
- Cattle futures lower heading into Friday
- Michigan Farm Bureau says smaller state budget left animal ag behind
- Tight margins common problem for most of the world’s farmers
- USDA announces significant enhancements to disaster assistance and commodity loan programs
- Purdue weed scientist says weather conditions increased herbicide injury across the state
- U.S. export sales mostly below average
Livestock News
- What happens when the farmer dies?
- Rural economy shows mixed signals as energy costs drop
- Why it’s rare to market bushels without regret
- How to water a garden during dog days of summer
- There’s still time to apply to be a Minnesota Master Farmer
- What it means to be a Master Farmer
- Storms bring damage and relief to Pennsylvania farm
- Ohio no-till events focus on soil health, cutting costs
- Jodi Scheffler pioneers cotton genetics research
- Upcycle old farm junk into rural landscape treasures
- Gen Alpha needs county fairs more than past generations
- Count soybean nodes for fungicide decisions this year