South-central Nebraska farmer Mike Bergen says warmer temperatures and timely rains have sparked a noticeable improvement in crop conditions on his farm. “The real term to describe this crop early ...

Crop Progress shows corn condition good/excellent +3% vs. last week, and the acreage report was largely as expected with corn ...

The USDA/NASS released its annual Acreage Report, showing key shifts in U.S. crop planting for 2025. Corn continues to ...

They found that, even with improvements in agricultural productivity (due to technological improvements like new seed ...

Knee High by the fourth of July,” is a common adage to gauge how the yearly corn crop is coming along.For the past couple of years crops have fallen short of that measure, whether because of ...

Farmers often face tough decisions about how much nitrogen to apply to corn, especially when spring weather disrupts ...

The research, led by the Agroecosystem Sustainability Center, found that rotating corn after soybeans boosts yields and reduces nitrogen needs, though it impacts soil carbon levels and nitrogen ...

Across the state of Iowa, approximately 2% of planted corn acres are beginning to silk, and 13% of soybean acres are blooming ...

While the majority of Midwestern farmers rotate corn and soybeans, commodity prices and corn yield advantages compel some to ...

At this point in the season, crops have mostly been planted and in some cases replanted, depending on how much rain areas ...

Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the impact of better ...

539,500 tons of 2024/25 soybeans were sold for the week, which alone exceeded analyst forecasts. Germany was the top buyer of old-crop soybeans for the week, totalling 122,900 tons. Other leading ...