As February closes, row crop farmers have their first major pricing benchmark for 2026, with federal crop insurance spring prices now finalized for corn, soybeans, and spring wheat. The numbers reveal ...

From disease to drought, this 2025 crop has been thrown a curve ball late in the season. It’s also pushing the crop to maturity quicker. And with USDA projecting currently projecting a record yield ...

Crop ratings tell you what a field looks like from the road, Allison Thompson of The Money Farm says. Corn ratings look great, but she examines possible problems, like excess heat and humidity. USDA ...

Following the February price discovery period, USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) has finalized spring crop insurance prices ...

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, ...

Jamie Dickerman of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk about rising fertilizer costs, Iran and the topping of the cattle market on the Agweek Market Wrap.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The Arikara Tribe led the last tribal movement north to North Dakota. They were skilled corn farmers who relied on the crop for sustenance and trade. They were also the first Plains tribe to battle ...