An agronomist with Bayer says planting progress in his area has been impressive. “I would say planting progress is near ...

U.S. farmers are now in the thick of corn-planting, a period usually filled with anticipation for the upcoming harvest ...

Illinois farmers are busy these days planting corn and soybeans and keeping a watchful eye on storms blowing in — from Washington, D.C.

Illinois soybean planting is ahead of the five-year average, but corn is slightly behind, with May’s forecast supporting ...

ASHTON, Ill. — Corn and soybeans are planted at the same time on the Henert farm. “We go off soil conditions so we started ...

Illinois farmers expect to plant about 10.5 million acres of soybeans, an area equivalent to nearly 30% of the state’s entire land mass. China is by far the largest customer for soybean exports, ...

The following was written by Giovani Preza Fontes and Emerson Nafziger with the Department of Crop Sciences at the University ...

From weeding cornfields to harvesting cherry tomatoes, robots could have a variety of uses as "assistants" to farmers, ...

Ukraine’s grain crops are far from the world’s largest. In fact, the U.S. state of Iowa grows more than twice the amount of ...

Soil conditions, temperatures and weather outlook are finally aligned for planting in much of the Midwest. In the hurry to ...

Sweet corn is one of the most loved and widely grown crops, and its journey from field to fork is a blend of tradition and modern technology. Farmers use powerful harvesters that gather thousands of ...

The USDA says Illinois farmers made significant planting progress last week. Ken Franklin grows corn and soybeans in ...