On questions of whether farm program payments like the Farm Bridge Assistance that is forthcoming are necessary, Kent Thiesse ...

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 ...

Root pruning from corn rootworm can cause significant yield loss, up to 15% yield loss for every node pruned back to 1.5" of ...

Determining farm cash flow projections requires a look at several potential assistance payments that farmers may be eligible for in 2025.

Corn dominates U.S. farmland and fuels the ethanol industry. But the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls ...

Few are more invested in our land and food than America’s corn farmers. Yet agriculture is often unfairly criticized, oversimplifying the practices that made the U.S. the world’s most productive and ...

FREDERICKSBURG, Iowa — Kyle Wendland stepped away from his engineering degree two decades ago to follow his father - not just into farming corn, but into a world of debt, grit, and stubborn faith he ...

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 ...

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 ...