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The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending November 6, 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 agricultural markets, research, and weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
Midwestern producers approached the finish line of the fall harvest, and domestic grain markets contended with heavy fund liquidation, expanding balance sheets, and post-election macroeconomic shifts.…

Weed science colleagues at the University of Nebraska have initiated a research project designed to assess perspectives on precision weed management technologies. To facilitate this research, Dr. Amit Jhala and his graduate student (Ankit Yadave) designed a survey to better understand Midwest growers’ perspectives on precision agriculture technologies, non-chemical weed control methods, and the current state of conventional weed management. Earlier this fall, they published the following information about the survey in the University of Nebraska CROPWATCH and have asked for our assistance in obtaining survey responses from Illinois farmers and applicators.…

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending October 30, 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 agricultural markets, research, and weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
The week’s commodity trade across the Closing Market Report broadcasts and the Commodity Week panel reflected broad seasonal and fund-driven weakness,…

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending October 23, 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 agricultural markets, research, and weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
Heavy managed money fund liquidation and harvest pressure weighed on corn and soybean prices throughout the week, though strong export data eventually provided a market floor.…