The Biden administration has only appointed 22 state directors for the Agriculture Department’s Farm Service Agency and Rural Development branch, out of more than 100 open spots — a major delay compared to the Trump administration’s first year. (Politico)

Brazil, the world’s largest exporter of foodstuffs like coffee and soybeans, is keen to increase farm product exports to Islamic countries, said Flavio Bettarello, deputy trade secretary at the Agriculture Ministry. (Nasdaq

A team of University of Illinois weed scientists confirm they have identified the first dicamba-resistant population of waterhemp. The dicamba-resistant waterhemp was found in a Champaign County, Ill., farmer’s field. (AgWeb)

Dairy farmers in California, the nation’s top milk producer, face pressure from rising costs, increasingly complex environmental regulations and a quest for water—challenges all magnified by a historic drought. For some, the challenges are existential. (Wall Street Journal)

From start to finish, the CME Group’s corn and soybean markets traded lower, while wheat reversed higher. (Successful Farming)  

Illinois’ largest indoor farm show has returned to Peoria at the Civic Center. Like many conventions during the pandemic, The Greater Peoria Farm Show was canceled in 2020. With the world slowly returning to normalcy, shows like this one are making a comeback. (WMBD)