CHICAGO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. farmers, though punished by slumping prices after last year's monster corn harvest, are expected to cut back only slightly on their plantings of the grain in 2026 as ...

You think all corn roots are the same? Then you’ve likely never paid close attention to roots on corn exhibited at county fairs. This summer, check out a county fair with 4-H crops on display, ...

Farmers in the Upper Midwest are investing in homegrown oats. It’s good for the land. But can it work as a cash crop?

In the past 18 months, there have been very few good opportunities for farmers to market corn and soybeans at favorable levels. This has resulted in a large amount of grain being sold below break-even ...

Farmers and landowners in the Plains states and upper Midwest stand to benefit the most from one of the biggest expansions of commodity program support in decades, according to economists who have ...

Kent Thiesse looks at the weather conditions and crop conditions so far this year and reflects on how those might translate to final yield tallies across the country. Crop development is a bit behind ...

Fields of corn and soybeans grow next to a county road in central Iowa. Aerial support provided by LightHawk. The massive legislation extends tax cuts and increases safety nets for farmers who grow ...

The classic Corn Belt used to be easy to picture: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and parts of Ohio, Nebraska, and Minnesota, stretching like a golden blanket across the Midwest. Now that blanket is fraying ...