Nationally corn planting is now well past the halfway mark with 62% of the crop planted, that’s 6% ahead of the five-year average. Soybeans are also much further along with 48% now planted, that ...

Plant 25 is already underway in some areas of the country, while in others producers are still penciling out their acreage mix. Farmers in the Northwest Corn Belt have many, but not all of their ...

In Louisiana, where corn planting typically kicks off in late February, rebounding rains after 2023’s widespread drought have stalled progress planting 2024 corn. In USDA crop progress reports ...