An unusually warm and dry spring is accelerating planting progress across parts of Mississippi, allowing farmers to move ahead of their typical schedule while also raising concerns about crop ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) – John Reifsteck looks out at his muddy 1,800-acre central Illinois farm and wonders when he’ll get to plant. Like so many other Midwest growers who were praying for rain during the ...

Corn is frost-sensitive, so spring planting is ideal. Corn is a delicious summer side dish, and it’s even more enjoyable when freshly gathered from the garden. Besides being tasty, corn is ...

Like the start of a big NASCAR race or the beginning of a Championship game, many farmers in southern Minnesota and Iowa began full-scale field work during the week of April 13-19. Farm operators in ...

Corn planting in the U.S. is expected to drop off from last year’s near-record levels, according to new estimates from the Department of Agriculture. The USDA projected planted acres of corn in the ...

Corn rootworm development can be partially forecast by when fireflies come out. I first noticed them on June 28, which means ...