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 ...

As he awaits official per-acre payment rates from USDA, Jerry Gulke is leaning toward soybeans versus corn, saying the estimated $46-per-acre corn payment is woefully inadequate and "like a bridge to ...

CHICAGO — Farmers in the U.S. plan to plant more corn and fewer soybeans this spring than they did last year, hoping to eke out a profit and shield themselves from U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...

FARGO — A rainy start to planting season is having a big impact on area farmers. The most recent crop progress numbers released this week from the U.S. Department of Agriculture say 93% of corn has ...

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, April 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. spring planting season is humming along at an above-average clip, though recent and upcoming rains should slow progress during what is typically ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Farmers in the U.S. plan to plant more corn and fewer soybeans this spring than they did last year, hoping to eke out a profit and shield themselves from U.S. President Donald ...

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 ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Tractors are rumbling to life again across Illinois as warm, dry weather last week put farmers in a mood to plant corn, according to the first progress report of the season ...