Plant 2026 is underway for farmers in Northwest Iowa, including Matt McCarthy who started planting this week. USDA’s crop progress report showed Iowa farmers have just 1% of the corn planted compared ...

Persistent rains and frost damage challenge 2026 planting progress as Midwest growers race against the calendar to finish ...

Planting corn later – as in May versus April – has resulted in higher yields for some central Illinois growers the past three years in a row. Each time, May-planted corn edged out the yields of the ...

Skip the trip to grocery store this summer. There are few summer flavors more nostalgic than corn on the cob. Nothing beats husking fresh farm stand corn over an outdoor trash can, grilling it ...

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. farmers have hit very few snags with corn planting this spring, and the foreseeable future is barrier-free. Dry and mostly warm weather across the Corn ...

Farmers across the U.S. plan to plant 3.45 million fewer acres of corn than in 2025, when they planted a record of more than 98 million acres, but plan to plant 4% more acres of soybeans than in 2025.

Corn is frost-sensitive, so spring planting is ideal. Corn is a delicious summer side dish, and it’s even more enjoyable when freshly gathered from the garden. Besides being tasty, corn is ...

Despite the immense uncertainty in agriculture due to the escalating trade war, farmers do not have the luxury of delaying planting decisions – or planting itself. Now that spring has arrived, they ...

ROBERTSON COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) - If you’ve recently done any driving through the rural parts of our area, you’ve probably seen tractors pulling planters down beautiful rows of prepared soil. That’s ...

Irrigating farmland for rice production has become too expensive, so Clay Smith is planting corn on Crowley’s Ridge land it ...

Planting progress continues to wow across the state, and now parts of northern Indiana are joining in the fun. Indiana corn ...

Iowa farmers are working to recover from severe weather as the latest USDA report shows most corn and soybean planting ...