Despite the immense uncertainty in agriculture due to the escalating trade war, farmers do not have the luxury of delaying planting decisions – or planting itself. Now that spring has arrived, they ...

Farmers in the northern Plains will plant more acres of corn and soybeans and fewer acres of spring wheat in 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its March 31 Prospective Plantings. The ...

Estimated 2025 corn planting is 95.3 million acres, up 5% (4.73 million acres) from 2024, the USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service said March 31 in its Prospective Plantings report. Compared ...

No-till planting of sweet corn into a killed winter rye cover crop has the potential to provide soil health benefits such as reduced compaction, improved soil water holding capacity, reduced ...

The 2023 U.S. Agriculture Department planting intentions survey gives a glimpse into what farmers were planning to put in their fields if weather hadn't become a deciding factor. Heavy snow will delay ...

War with Iran disrupts fertilizer shipments through Strait of Hormuz, driving up costs and threatening spring planting for U.S. crop farmers.