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U.S. tractor maker Deere & Co agreed on a new six-year contract with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union that would be subject to a vote by the company’s striking workers, the company said in a statement on Saturday.

Oats and wheat have been the superstars in commodity prices lately. As oats hit a new record high this week, spring wheat traded to the highest level since 2012.

Some Illinois elevators are taking soybeans with up to 18% moisture. Another option is if you have open bins with good air capacity, you might be able to put beans in the bin and apply air and heat to them.

Joseph Vaclavik is the founder and president of Standard Grain, Inc. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois with a degree in Agribusiness, Farm and Financial Management. Joe has been featured in news outlets such as Fox Business, Bloomberg, Dow Jones, Reuters, US Farm Report, W-ILL Radio, and The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Vaclavik personally authors Standard Grain’s market commentary every morning and afternoon. He can be heard every morning at 7:50am on KFRM Radio in Kansas and Oklahoma and is also a regular guest on W-ILL radio in Illinois.

For four years Farm Journal has conducted an email study to look at farmers’ input purchase behaviors and to understand the adoption rate of buying online

Chuck Magro (most recently CEO at Nutrien) will be Corteva’s CEO effective Nov. 1, 2021