After a week of favorable conditions in much of the U.S., farmers have caught up from a delayed start to harvest. Nearly a quarter of corn and soybeans are out of the fields.

Researchers have done what seemed impossible a decade ago: complete the sequencing of the entire corn genome. James Schnable with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says mapping the corn genome is like putting together a puzzle of the sky. Using the latest technology, researchers were able to sequence much longer pieces of DNA, and with that, they discovered the missing pieces that allowed them to conquer a major feat.

After the government twice flooded Richie Devillier’s home and 900 acres, killed his cattle and insisted he foot the bill, he received word last week the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case.

Nobody is forcing Americans to pay for the corporate windfall, but John Phipps says as consumers continue to spend, manufacturers to retailers have no reason to lower prices and profits.