While 3D television never really caught on, 3D printing has earned itself a permanent spot in agriculture for creating tools, making replacement machine parts and crafting models for large projects such as grain facilities or 3D models of terrain for erosion control. (Lincoln Journal Star)

Mother Nature continues to be a battle with Hurricane Laura in the South and hot, dry weather in the Midwest. Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4, and left a trail of destruction. (Successful Farming)  

Leadership officials from the Illinois Farm Bureau explain how the current growing season is going for farmers and how growers have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. (The Pantagraph)

Louisiana Farm Bureau brings us video from Cameron and Calcasieu parishes, where Hurricane Laura had quite an impact on the agriculture. (KATC)

Central Illinois farmers are getting a boost, and it’s because of China. (WCIA)  

Farmer sentiment improved markedly in August as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose to a reading of 144, 26 points higher than a month earlier. (Hoosier Ag Today)