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A Red Green kind of tractor

Machinery

10/29/2020 10:45 am

Scientists propose tax on meat and livestock to help avert future pandemics

Markets

10/29/2020 12:51 pm

Brazil importing soy, food staples as prices soar, President Bolsonaro says

Markets

10/29/2020 1:56 pm

A Kubota compact tractor drives through snow with Nokian Tyres designed for winter conditions

New sizes of winter tires for compact tractors

Machinery

10/29/2020 1:52 pm

Market Commodity Prices

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Click on commodity to view all contracts. Data displayed for corn, soybeans, and wheat is for the nearby crop.

Commodity	Last	Change	Open	High	Low	Volume	Date
Corn	396-6	-1-6	397-2	398-2	394-2	56,436	10/30
Corn Dec20	396-6	-1-6	397-2	398-2	394-2	56,436	10/30
Dec21	385-4	1-6	383-4	387-2	383-2	1,712	10/30
Soybean	1051.750	0.000	1051.000	1062.250	1047.000	5,523	10/30
Soybean Nov20	1051.750	0.000	1051.000	1062.250	1047.000	5,523	10/30
Nov21	971.500	6.250	966.000	975.250	963.250	896	10/30
Wheat	606-2	2-4	602-0	607-2	600-0	6,154	10/30
Wheat Dec20	606-2	2-4	602-0	607-2	600-0	6,154	10/30
Jul21	596-4	3-4	592-6	597-0	591-0	597	10/30
Lean Hogs	65.625s	-0.750	65.800	66.150	64.200	18,260	10/29
Lean Hogs - Dec20	65.625s	-0.750	65.800	66.150	64.200	18,260	10/29
Live Cattle	107.975s	3.300	104.650	108.325	104.450	29,721	10/29
Live Cattle - Dec20	107.975s	3.300	104.650	108.325	104.450	29,721	10/29
CME Cotton #2	0.698s	-0.004	0.698	0.698	0.698	1	10/29
CME Cotton #2 - Dec20	0.698s	-0.004	0.698	0.698	0.698	1	10/29

Corn falls below the $4 mark Thursday

Markets

The USDA weekly export sales figures are strong in today’s report.

Article

2020 growing season recap with Tama County, Iowa farmer

Farm Management

At the start of the 2020 growing season, Blaine Groth was optimistic. In early May, the emerging crops looked promising. Unfortunately, the season went downhill from there.

Video

Battery-powered chain saws

Machinery

The advent of high-capacity lithium batteries and brushless motors has produced something amazing: a battery-powered chain saw that truly rivals a 35- to 40-cubic-centimeter gas-powered engine saw.