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Under the terms of the deal, CommoditAg will function as a wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Edge led by the existing CommoditAg leadership team.

Mark is owner/operator of Agro-Economics Crop Consulting in south-central Minnesota and has 40 years of experience providing crop advisory services. He is a long-time Pro Farmer Crop Tour consultant.

Brent is a northeast Iowa farmer and a Master Scout on the Pro Farmer Crop Tour. He’s a consultant on the western leg of Tour.

Lush cornfields and a picture-perfect sunset. The first-ever MLB game played at the “Field of Dreams” put not only agriculture on center stage but all of Iowa, as social media was buzzing. And agriculture played a part.

“There’s real science around soil health, and this is a way retailers can have meaningful impact without directly selling anything,” says Dr. Jennifer Wells, Senior Agronomist and Account Manager at Truterra.

USDA’s August Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) produced a few surprises, both when it came to possible crop supplies and adjustments to demand.

USDA’s August crop production report produced a few surprises, including a 5 bu./a cut to the national corn yield. The report sent corn futures up nearly 20 cents immediately after the report was published.

The iconic “Field of Dreams” cornfields will come to life in Iowa on Thursday, Aug. 12, as two MLB teams prepare to face off at the first-time event. NCGA is an official sponsor of the game.

Western wildfires continue to rage in the west, as California’s biggest wildfire is leading to widespread evacuations of livestock. And now there are efforts underway to care for animals left behind.