USDA’s second check of planting progress for the season shows Iowa farmers started planting corn this past week, but that number could make a massive jump by next week, as some farmers are seeing a ...

Intense rains that for days pummeled the Midwest and South have flooded farmers' fields, ruining some crops already in the ground and keeping producers off of acres that hadn’t yet been planted. Roads ...

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 ...

CENTRAL ILLINOIS, (WCIA) — Farmers are back in the field, but their crops may look a little different this season. A new USDA report shows they’re expected to plant more corn and fewer soybeans.

Scientists and seed companies are working on shrinking corn. The subtle difference in height has led to some big changes in how shorter corn can be planted and managed in the Corn Belt. A couple years ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Nebraska corn farmers are expected to plant 10.6 million acres of corn this year, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The March Prospective ...