Equipment mechanics say farmers can only keep on top of normal maintenance to prevent breakdowns in wet, muddy conditions. Machines will need a thorough servicing and checking for worn augers, threshing components and other systems at season's end. See DTN Ag News. BWet Harvest Hurts Machinery...

Favorable conditions in September, especially in the Western Corn Belt, improved prospects for corn and soybean production, but the turn in the weather in October will have kept crops below the levels USDA has been forecasting, according to private analytical firm Lanworth Inc. See DTN Ag News. BLanworth Nudges Estimates Up...

Unlike Groucho Marx, who quipped that he didn't want to join any club that would have him as a member, the U.S. should want to be a member of the Asian Economic Community that Japan, China and other Asian countries are discussing. See DTN Ag News. BLetter From the Editor...

Drier and favorable harvest conditions will garner E-CBOT trade attention Sunday evening. See DTN Ag News. BWeather Focus: Dry, Favorable...