Corn export commitments are now 600 MILLION bushels ahead of last year. Sales for next marketing year picking up pace now also and are ahead of the last 4 years.

The Pro Farmer Crop Tour puts the Illinois corn crop at 199.57bpa. Here is the adjusted statewide number using the average miss from the route to the statewide. 199.57 #pftour25 203.77 statewide adjusted by the average miss 221.00 USDA August Projection Visit

JUST IN 🚨: U.S. Stock Market hits its most expensive valuation in history, surpassing the Dot Com Bubble and the run-up to the Great Depression 🤯

⚠️A powerful cold front could possibly bring a big problem to the Midwest next Fri/Sat. Latest GFS hinting at a widespread month+ early frost. If this forecast continues to suggest upper 30s it would be record cold and a big problem for the US grains. #AGwx #corn #soybeans

"Super" cold to continue through this week, with many records falling along the way. And after temps hit below zero in N MN and into Canada Thursday evening, Canada gets some snow!

Much drier than I anticipated after hand-shelling 28% Monday…

Since 2000 #corn yield +35% Farm price +110% Cost to plant an acre +230% That math doesn't work and rural America is feeling the pinch more with each passing day This week's HOT TAKE takes a look at the not-so-fun reality of farm economics as we embark on a new marketing year

Across the river at Beardstown Illinois. That is about 1 week of harvest! #Thinkburrus

Corn: How many bushels are needed to cover expenses in 2025 vs previous years? This is a very interesting look at what is happening using national averages. It's easy to see the profit years. Those appear to be long gone as costs have risen quickly. Will yield ever catch up or

Cotton Harvest in the Delta and a little Woo Pig to cap the week off!

This map is awesome.

Corn $66.00. Sorghum $50.00 Wheat $48.00 Soybeans $22.00 2025 ARC-PLC average projected Payment rates in Dollars per Base Acre. Payments nearly a year away!!

Current market expectations for the path of the Fed Funds Rate: -Jan 2026: Hold -Mar 2026: Hold -Apr 2026: Hold -Jun 2026: 25 bps cut to 3.25-3.50% -Jul 2026: Hold -Sep 2026: Hold -Oct 2026: 25 bps cut to 3.00-3.25% -Dec 2026: Hold Video: youtube.com/watch?v=OzwZFw…

24” main down seven feet. Zero water flowing. Zero…. #Drought26

US National Debt as % of GDP... 1975: 33% 1985: 40% 1995: 65% 2005: 61% 2015: 101% 2025: 122%

It's not desperation time, but a verification of this active, stormy March forecast would do a lot to quell drought concerns for many as we head into the 2026 growing season. For parts of the ag-belt, this drought can be traced back 14+ months to fall of 2024.

"I like Illinois to pull off the upset against Houston tonight.. I believe they have enough to get it done" Stanford Steve #PMSLive

FINAL: #illini 65, Houston 55 Illinois advances to its second Elite Eight in three years. The Illini will play No. 9 seed Iowa in the regional final and will be favored to advance to a Final Four.