Most Midwestern farmers may have pre-purchased their fertilizers for this crop season — but farmers must plant with an eye ...

If you think it’s too early to talk about possibilities surrounding the national yield this year, you aren’t alone. The yield debate is already firing up on social media, stoking anger and an intense ...

Fields of corn and soybeans grow next to a county road in central Iowa. Aerial support provided by LightHawk. The massive legislation extends tax cuts and increases safety nets for farmers who grow ...

Farmers and landowners in the Plains states and upper Midwest stand to benefit the most from one of the biggest expansions of commodity program support in decades, according to economists who have ...

Kent Thiesse looks at the weather conditions and crop conditions so far this year and reflects on how those might translate to final yield tallies across the country. Crop development is a bit behind ...

As of October 7, a total of 2,901 growing degree units had been accumulated since May 1 at the U of M Research Center at Waseca, which is comparable to many areas of southern Minnesota and northern ...

For farmers who grow anything but soybeans and corn in Illinois, buying crop insurance is nearly impossible. Even an insurance agent couldn’t figure out how to safeguard his vegetable and poultry farm ...

The Midwest is bracing for a brutal heat wave this week, and millions of acres of corn crops are about to make it feel even worse. As temperatures soar across the region, a natural process called ...

The White House has scheduled a party for Friday and you, taxpayer, will be picking up the check – in more ways than one. The Celebration of Agriculture event at the South Lawn is intended to “shine a ...