Crop Tour is a fact-finding mission with a goal of getting a strong, objective view of corn yield potential from one big field across the seven states we sample during the third full week of August.

The USDA’s 17 billion bushel corn estimate jolted grain markets, dropping soybeans and shifting basis, as farmers reassess ...

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

The 2024 crop was big but not quite as large as USDA originally forecast last fall. In its annual crop production report, the agency released its final tally for 2024. USDA says the 2024 corn crop ...

A deficiency in sulfur, an essential nutrient for plants, may be limiting crop yields in many regions around the world. A two ...

For nearly 100 years, the history of the farm bill largely tracks the history of food production in the United States as the legislation has evolved to meet the needs of farmers and consumers alike.

Climate change is making insuring crops more risky, but the federally subsidized crop insurance program's payouts are up 500%. With a new Farm Bill coming, critics want to rethink the program. Farming ...

You’re flying over a farming state when you notice a strange, perfectly shaped pattern in a field, clearly not random and too precise to be the work of nature alone. It might look like something out ...