The Soy Transportation Coalition says every foot of reduced water depth or draft is the equivalent of loading 7,000 fewer bushels of soybeans per barge. In turn, that raises barge freight rates and cash basis takes the hit.

Corn, soybean and wheat prices have taken a dramatic turn in the past year. The harvest price for corn is down 90¢ to a $1, soybeans are down a whopping $3 and wheat is $1 lower versus last year at this time. Which commodity of the three has the best story brewing into the new year?

Dee Harley joins the Grow Getters podcast to tell the unlikely tale of how a young adventurous woman from Yorkshire, England, ended up revitalizing a 1910 farm just north of San Francisco and turning it into a successful business and popular destination.

Elon Musk wants his futuristic Optimus robots to clean dishes and scrub carpets. How would you use a robot that walks, talks and moves like a real human (and never gets tired or spends 20 minutes staring at its phone) on your farm?