Seeding rates that are too high can waste input dollars and stress plants under dry or nutrient-limited conditions. Rates ...

Walking through his last field of corn to plant, west central Illinois farmer Brent Johnson was nearing the finish line last Monday. Missing the spotty pop-up showers, he finished planting corn that ...

“We used to be basically a hog farm with grain crops,” Chad says. “Then in the late ’90s/early 2000s, we got out of hogs, and ...

In addition to bookwork on the farm, many farmers are placing orders for seed corn for planting in the spring of 2026. That is challenging, and University of Illinois crop physiologist Dr. Fred below ...

Many areas of the upper Midwest are seeing near ideal conditions for the start of spring planting. Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse breaks down what ideal conditions look like. Some have already ...

WATERTOWN, S.D. — SDSU researchers have conducted several studies to identify practices that may have an impact on maximizing soybean yield potential. Studies have found that planting at an earlier ...

The latest report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts corn production will be up nearly 13 percent from a year ...

Year after year, roasted sweet corn is a favorite Wisconsin State Fair food. Sweet corn has a months-long journey to go from farm to fair. Farmers, fairgoers and fundraisers alike appreciate the ...