A record-breaking harvest of corn or soybeans is built on the foundation of a good stand. That concept is the focus for the 2025 Farm Journal Corn and Soybean College. Farm Journal Field Agronomist ...

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 ...

While planter prep is key to setting your corn stands up for success, management decisions at planting also play a role in picket fence stands.

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 ...

I am hopeful that growers interested in planting conventional field corn hybrids can reap the benefits of reduced seed costs and higher premiums.

Sweet and field corn is planted at the Thomas Gearhart Farm along Turkey Valley Road in Frankstown Township. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski What a difference a year makes. Last year, the region’s ...

By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. farmers, though punished by slumping prices after last year's monster corn harvest, are expected to cut back only slightly on their plantings of the ...

American farmers are good at producing two crops: corn and soybeans. Too good, actually. Farmers are expected to harvest one of the largest crops in history in the coming weeks, according to the U.S.