Some Iowa growers saw huge yield losses this season from a so-called edge effect. Illinois farmers report yield dings for the same reason. Agronomists are working to confirm contributing factors but haven't nailed them down yet.
According to Japan, the green legislation includes "discriminatory" subsidies that would make Americans more likely to buy from local electric vehicle manufacturers.
Battery-powered cordless tools have replaced pneumatic impact wrenches and drills in many farm shops, but air-powered die grinders, air hammers and other tools that use compressed air are still common.
Two weather extremes — a tropical storm and a powerful snowstorm — are hitting portions of the U.S. right now. Meteorologist Chuck Heaver of AgDay affiliate WNDU is tracking it all.