Ferrie: Mother Nature Needed A New Copy Machine This Season

Missy Bauer says the hot and dry weather the past month has caused corn to mature and dry down too quickly, which can impact yields because “so much yield today comes from the depth or the size of the kernel itself.” The timing of the heat and lack of moisture has been even worse for soybeans.

Matthew Grassi, Farm Journal's tech and machinery editor, rounds up the latest from CropX, John Deere, GSI, Vermeer and Ziegler Ag Equipment.

Darren Frye, Water Street Advisory, says the Fed cutting interest rates by 50 basis points could be huge because the change in monetary policy will weaken the U.S. dollar index.

The contract between the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance is set to expire on Sept. 30. Negotiations between the two parties have stalled, raising concerns about a possible strike starting Oct. 1.