From 1850 to 1890, new farm tools cut labor hours for corn and wheat production in half, marking a turning point in American agricultural ...

USDA is estimating near record corn and soybean crops in Iowa this year, but early yields results indicate that might be difficult to achieve, at least for corn. At the Reints farm in northeast Iowa, ...

U.S. farmers this summer have received the best weather for growing crops in recent memory. But despite a record-sized crop coming, many in the Corn Belt barely expect to turn a profit this year. Corn ...

Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse shares some tips on understanding the differences available in crop insurance options ...

Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that $12 billion will be made available for the “Farmer Bridge Assistance” program, which will provide economic assistance payments to producers ...

Costly farm expenses, low prices and uncertainty with international trade will impact corn and soybean farmers across the nation this season.

Corn and soybeans may not often appear directly on your dinner plate, but they’re behind much of what does. From feeding the livestock that produce our eggs, meat and dairy to fueling global trade and ...

“It’s done”: Belle Glade grower loses sweet corn crop after bitter Florida freeze damaged agriculture statewide ...

There’s been increasing attention in recent years to the way conventional farming, in the United States especially, contributes to climate change. Some oft-floated solutions are the practices of ...

In Southern Minnesota farmers are done with the soybean harvest and are quickly moving through corn with the help of Mother Nature. While the corn crop in other areas of the Corn Belt has fallen short ...