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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...