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Farmers are concerned the aid packaged announced last week by the Trump Administration will not help them financially.

Farmers from Louisiana and parts of the Mid-South are suing Stine Seed Company, claiming it sold black farmers fake soybean seeds, according to WBTV.

Shares of Bayer slumped as much as 12 percent, the most since September 2011, in Frankfurt, Germany on Monday as investors respond to the guilty verdict in the Monsanto cancer case.

Deere and Company said Friday that the impact of stronger fundamentals for other crops outweighed the impact of the decline in soybeans, which have fallen because of Chinese tariffs.

Pipeline Foods LLC., U.S.-based supply chain solutions company focused on organic, non-GMO and regenerative food and feed, will acquire a 3.4-million-bushel grain elevator from ADM Company in Atlantic, Iowa.

A $289 million verdict against Monsanto (Bayer) was the first of what may be thousands of cases in the debate over whether Roundup causes cancer. Bayer’s CEO is trying to ease fears of Bayer investors.

From east to west growing conditions greatly vary. While some farmers struggle through drought conditions, others are wondering just how long soybeans can handle extremely wet feet.

While some states, such as Missouri, have strict cutoff dates, others rely on label guidelines which stop applications at R2. In many areas, soybeans are at or near R2.

Syngenta announced Wednesday it received EPA registration approval for Vibrance Cinco fungicide seed treatment. It is labeled for use in corn against seed- and soil-borne diseases.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., one of the world’s largest agricultural trading companies, posted better-than-expected second-quarter profits.