This week, planting is expected to surge as drier weather begins to set up across the Midwest. USDA now says corn planting is 40% completed nationally. That’s 1% ahead of the 5-year average. States ...

Timely rains and great conditions have farmers racing to put seeds in the ground. USDA’s latest crop progress report shows 24% of the corn crop is now planted. That’s 2% ahead of the five-year average ...

Like the start of a big NASCAR race or the beginning of a Championship game, many farmers in southern Minnesota and Iowa began full-scale field work during the week of April 13-19. Farm operators in ...

During a Strategic Farming webinar hosted by the University of Minnesota Extension on March 25, Jeff Coulter, University of Minnesota Extension corn agronomist, offered numerous considerations for the ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A difficult spring filled with rounds of heavy rain presented challenges for Missouri farmers. Many have struggled with getting their corn crop planted with the wettest April ...

Near-record heat and an early start to the planting season have moved Minnesota farmers along well ahead of the state’s five-year average. The state’s weekly crop progress report, as of Sunday, showed ...