Crop Production

WILLAg Radio Week 33 in Review

  • August 15, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending August 14, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
Throughout the week, agricultural commodity markets were primarily driven by the release of USDA’s August Crop Production and WASDE reports, escalating geopolitical turmoil in the Black Sea and Middle East,…

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WILLAg Radio Week 32 in Review

  • August 8, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending August 7, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
Throughout the week, agricultural commodity markets exhibited a shifting dynamic from early technical bounces to cautious, sideways-to-lower trading driven by weather relief and pre-report positioning.…

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WILLAg Radio Week 31 in Review

  • August 2, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending July 31, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
Agricultural commodity markets experienced high volatility and a sharp downward move during the week, driven by shifting weather models, geopolitical headlines, and macroeconomic pressures.…

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WILLAg Radio Week 30 in Review

  • July 25, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending July 24, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
The agricultural commodity markets experienced strong upward momentum and heightened volatility throughout the week, with November soybean futures making new contract highs above $12.50 and December corn approaching the $4.90 to $5.00 resistance levels.…

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WILLAg Radio Week 29 in Review

  • July 18, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending July 17, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
Geopolitical disruptions in the Black Sea region and escalating conflicts in the Middle East emerged as the dominant market drivers, introducing a notable risk premium that overshadowed traditional domestic weather factors.…

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WILLAg Radio Week 28 in Review

  • July 11, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending July 10, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
The agricultural commodity markets experienced a post-holiday upward surge early in the week, driven out of contract lows by deteriorating international crop conditions, technical buying,…

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WILLAg Radio Week 27 in Review

  • July 4, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending July 3, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.

Weekly Agricultural Markets Synthesis
The agricultural markets during this period were characterized by a transition from technical liquidation to a highly sensitive weather- and policy-driven environment. Prior to the release of the June 30 USDA reports,…

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WILLAg Radio Week 26 in Review

  • June 27, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending June 26, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
The agricultural commodity markets throughout the week of June 22, 2026, experienced a distinct seasonal downtime, driven heavily by investment funds liquidating long positions of over three billion bushels across corn,…

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The 2026 University of Illinois Weed Science Field Research Tour

  • June 23, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

Weed Science Field Research Tour, Wednesday, June 24 in Champaign
The weed science program at the University of Illinois invites all weed management practitioners to our annual weed science field tour on Wednesday, June 24, at the Department of Crop Sciences field research location known as the Clem Farm, located at 1114 County Road 1200 East, Champaign. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and the tour will start at 9:00 a.m. Preregistration is not required, but please let us know in advance if you will be bringing a large group of participants so we can plan accordingly for meals.…

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WILLAg Radio Week 25 in Review

  • June 20, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending June 19, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
The weekly market data shows a period of technical stabilization and cautious retracement across major agricultural commodities following a prolonged multi-week downturn. Analysts Susan Stroud,…

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