If there were a repeated theme at the American Bankers Association Agricultural Bankers Conference, it's uncertainty about the level of ad hoc government payments to producers and what it looks like for farmers when those payments stop. BCaution to Ag Bankers Over Ad Hoc Aid

Soil moisture across central Brazil is currently below normal for early November. An increasing rainfall forecast for next week needs to verify or we may start to see issues with developing soybeans. =^South America Calling

Groups representing commodity industries and other thought leaders in the industry offered their takes on the election and farm policy at the American Bankers Association's annual Agricultural Bankers Conference in Minneapolis. FAg Leaders Look Beyond Election Results

Democrats made unexpected gains in rural counties across farm country, but local issues and demographic shifts leave questions about whether farmers themselves moved away from Republicans. BKansas and Iowa Defy Expectations