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AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the recovery in the corn, soybeans and wheat market, a disappointing week in cattle and a positive outlook for hogs.

The second week of August began with a lot of uncertainty.

U.S. corn condition was rated 60% good to excellent and soybeans were rated 56% good to excellent as of Sunday, Aug. 22, USDA NASS reported on Monday.

Drought Conditions Edge into Washington County

Weather forecasts for the first two weeks of August have flip-flopped more than a politician, Randy Martinson says.

On Thursday, Aug. 12, USDA will release its latest Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports.

Moisture levels remain below desirable levels across state Except for a band of heavy rain that cut across the central part of the state from Tomah to Manitowoc, rainfall was very spotty across the Badger state last week. According to the USDAs Wisconsin Crop Progress and Condition report ending the week of July 18, soil moisture remains below desirable levels for most of the state. With over five days suitable for fieldwork, farmers were busy wrapping up second hay crop while others harvested...

Written by Sig Silber The EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers want to revise the definion of "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS). I guess that will happen now with every change of Administraton. NOAA says we may have a short revisit of La Nina this winter. Crop production continues to look good but not as good as recently. The weather may be catching up with it. In addition to the usual Crop Progress Report, there is an Executive Briefing that covers a number of crops but focuses on wheat. Se...

A change in the weather combined with fund selling drove the grains lower. Weather continues to be the main focus of traders’ attention as every bushel counts this year, especially with the lighter than expected Prospective Planting acreage estimate from March.

More than 5 inches of rain have fallen in southern Illinois over the last 10 days, but the farmers who need it most haven’t seen a drop.