Farmers are well ahead of schedule. “Corn planted reached 91 percent complete, 12 days ahead of last year and four days ahead ...

A farmer in central Missouri says he would like a few dry and warm days to finish planting corn. “I like to have corn planted ...

One of the advantages of living in the South is that our planting season is long. Some of the early stuff is being harvested ...

Most plants, especially corn, can outgrow slug damage with good weather. Soybeans are the most susceptible to slug damage. Once you see slugs starting to eat newly emerging soybeans, it is too late ...

According to USDA's latest Crop Progress Report, 74% of the Illinois corn crop is planted, which is three points behind average, but a 20-point jump in just a week. Illinois farmer Brent Johnson says ...

For much of the sorghum-growing regions of the state, the arrival of rain and the amount that fell have dictated this year’s outlook.

Warm, dry conditions helped Iowa farmers make rapid planting progress last week, according to the latest Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Farmers ...

Be proactive in evaluating crop emergence and uniformity. That information will help you make timely, informed decisions that ...

For the week ending May 18, 2025, there were 4.1 days suitable for fieldwork in South Dakota, according to the USDA’s ...

4-H has transformed its mission to attract more urban youth as the number of full-time farmers has dropped to below 2%.

A tall, imposing plume of agricultural sediment blew from central Illinois and over dry farmland to envelop Chicago, dropping visibility to near zero last week during a type of dust storm mostly ...

A southwest Nebraska farmer says his corn and soybean crops are beating his expectations. Andy Jobman tells Brownfield he ...