It’s been three straight days of higher corn prices. How much higher can they go in the short-term? Darin Newsom, an analyst from Omaha, discusses corn’s recent rally in this installment of Profit Watch. Plus, listen to a market recap from CommStock’s Joe Camp.   Read more

USDA’s Risk Management Agency opened a request for information on a set of potential changes to prevented planting crop insurance coverage. A virtual listening session is scheduled for June 8 to outline the proposed changes.   Read more

The American Farm Bureau Federation signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with AGCO and Kubota, providing farmers and ranchers the right to repair their own farm equipment. AFBF now has four MOUs with agricultural equipment manufacturers, which cover roughly 70% of the agricultural machinery sold in the United States.   Read more

When Ruth Fleck Hambleton thinks of her mother, she remembers her “milking cows and sitting at the dining table doing the books” for the family’s Will County farm. She saw the struggles women faced in the farming operation. Then, as a University of Illinois Extension educator, she often saw classes and workshops filled with men. Those two experiences led her to start Annie’s Project — a nonprofit educational program dedicated to strengthening women’s roles in modern farm and ranch enterprises. Twenty years and 19,000 graduates later, Hambleton reflects on her inspirations and the success of the program.   Read more

That was a takeaway from the annual Southern Illinois Wheat Tour, according to Illinois Wheat Association President Mark Krausz. USDA projects Illinois farmers will harvest 790,000 acres this season — the most in a decade. Check out more findings from this year’s tour.   Read more

FarmWeek CropWatcher Brent Clair from Adams County has been done planting since April 19. “For corn that’s incredible, for beans it’s unprecedented.” He provides a full crop update, including the need for rain, on the RFD Radio Network.   Listen here